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| ▲ Kang Chang-il, a senior vice chair of the Peaceful Unification Advisory Council (KUAC), is seen in this photo provided by Cheong Wa Dae on April 16, 2026. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
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Ex-ambassador to Japan appointed senior vice chair of unification council
By Kim Eun-jung
SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung has appointed Kang Chang-il, a former South Korean ambassador to Japan, as senior vice chair of the Peaceful Unification Advisory Council (KUAC), a senior aide said Thursday.
Kang, a four-term lawmaker who served as ambassador to Japan from 2021 to 2022, was tapped as the top working-level official of the council chaired by President Lee.
"With his diplomatic experience gained as head of the Korea-Japan Parliamentarians' Union and as ambassador to Japan, Kang is the right figure to incorporate such expertise into the unification discourse and promote the value of integration," Lee Kyu-yeon, presidential secretary for political affairs, told reporters.
KUAC is a presidential advisory body mandated by the Constitution to promote peaceful unification through policy consultation, consensus building and international outreach.
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