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Communities

Republic of Korea

Official relations

Joined UNESCO: 14 June 1950

Head of State and/or Government in relation with UNESCO

President of the Republic: H.E. Mr LEE Myung-Bak
Prime Minister: H.E. Mr HAN Seung-Soo

Permanent Delegation to UNESCO

H. E. Mr CHO Il-hwan
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Korea to France, Permanent Delegate (8/1/2007)

Permanent Delegation of the Republic of Korea to UNESCO
Maison de l'UNESCO Bureau M3.30 1, rue Miollis 75732 PARIS Cedex 15
Telephone: 01.45.68.31.54
01.45.68.31.55
Fax: 01.40.56.38.88
E-mail: dl.coree-rep@unesco.org
dl.coree-adm@unesco.org

National Commission for UNESCO

Chairperson: Mr. Ahn Byong Man
Secretary-General: Dr. Taeck-soo Chun

Korean National Commission for UNESCO
UNESCO House 50-14, Myoungdong 2- ga, Chung-gu 100-810 SEOUL REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Telephone: (82-2) 755.0068, 9 (Sec-Gen); (82-2) 755.0116 (Assist. Sec-Gen); (82-2) 755.2670 (Planning & External Relations)
Fax: (82 2) 755. 6667 (Sec-Gen); (82-2) 755. 7478 (Education Team); (82-2) 755. 7477 (Culture Team); (82-2) 755. 9069 (Youth Team)
E-mail: kocom@unesco.or.kr; chunts@unesco.or.kr (SG)
Web site: http://www.unesco.or.kr/eng/ (English) - http://www.unesco.or.kr (Korean)

Representation on the Executive Board

Title	Name	Years	Sessions
Member	Mr Suk-Heun Yun	1987-1991	128-137
Member	Mr Tae-Hyuk Hahm	1991-1993	138-142
Representative		1993-2003	143-167

Note: The 1991 amendment modified Article V of the Constitution, with respect to the status of members of the Board, which with effect from the 27th session of the General Conference (1993) consists of Member States rather than of persons (26 C/Resolution 19.3).

Participation in subsidiary organs

Subsidiary organs of the General Conference

Executive Board
Representative (Term expires : 2011)

International Coordinating Council of the Programme on Man and the Biosphere
Vice-President : Mr Chung-Il Choi

Intergovernmental Committee for Promoting the Return of Cultural Property to its Country of Origin or its Restitution in Case of Illicit Appropriation
Member (Term expires : 35th General Conference)

Intergovernmental Bioethics Committee
Member (Term expires : 36th General Conference)

Other intergovernmental organs

Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
Vice-President : Dr Sang-Kyung Byun

Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
Member (Term expires : 2012)

UNESCO institutes and centres

Council of the UNESCO International Bureau of Education
Member (Term expires : 35th General Conference)

Updated:17-10-2007