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Taeho Lee has been working as Senior Advisor in the International Trade Group of Lee & Ko since 2023. He has expertise in the international trade law and negotiations, both in bilateral and multilateral contexts, based on his 40-year long public service devoted mostly to the area of international economic diplomacy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. During his illustrious career, he has participated, and later on, led Korean delegations, in a number of trade negotiations that were critically important to Korea’s national interest, including the negotiations under U.S. Super-301 exercise in the 1980s, conclusion of the Uruguay Round and launch of the World Trade Organization in the 1990s and Korea’s simultaneous pursuit of various FTAs, the Korea-US FTA and the Korea-European Union FTA in particular, in the 2000s and the 2010s. Equipped with his extensive experiences and expertise in international economic and trade norms and negotiations, he is actively engaged in the provision of critical legal assistance and advice to clients in their efforts to avoid overseas political risks and improve their competitive advantages.
Education
1986 Georgetown University, Master of Science in Foreign Service (MSFS)
1982 Seoul National University – B.A. in Economics
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Work Experience
2023-Present Lee & Ko
2023-Present Member, Human Rights Advisory Committee, Ministry of Justice (2023. 7.5 - 2025. 7. 4.)
2021-2022 Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva, Switzerland (During this period, he served as Chair of the WTO Regional Trade Agreements (CRTA) Committee)
2018-2020 Second Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)
2017-2018 Assistant to the President for Trade
2015-2017 Deputy Minister for Economic Affairs, MOFA
2012-2015 Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the Kingdom of Morocco
2011-2012 Special Assistant to the Minister for Trade, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT)
2009-2011 Director-General, Free Trade Agreement Policy Bureau, MOFAT (During this period, he headed the Korean delegation at various FTA negotiations, notably with Australia and Turkiye. He also coordinated inter-agency work for the completion of domestic procedures for the entry into force of the Korea-India Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, the Korea-US FTA and the Korea-EU FTA).
2008-2009 Director-General, Multilateral Trade Bureau, MOFAT (with the responsibility of coordinating the inter-agency work relating to the WTO and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC))
2006-2008 Minister-Counsellor, Delegation of the Republic of Korea to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
2004-2006 Deputy Director-General, Free Trade Agreement Bureau, MOFAT
2003-2004 Presidential Committee on Northeast Asian Cooperation Initiative
2001-2003 United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP) headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand
2000-2001 Director, World Trade Organization Division, MOFAT
1999-2000 Director, Trade Policy Planning Division, MOFAT
1997-1999 Counselor, Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Bangladesh
1995-1997 First Secretary, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea in Geneva
1993-1995 North America Trade Division, MOFA
1990-1993 Second Secretary, Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Czechoslovakia
1987-1990 Second Secretary, Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the United States
1982 Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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Admissions
2019 Licensed Administrative Agent
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Languages
Korean, English and French
Awards and Recognitions
2023 Order of Service Merit(Yellow Stripes)
2009 Service Merit Medal
1992 Citation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs
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Publications / Presentations / ETC
Guide on Investment Treaties for overseas Investors(Korean), Pakyoungsa, Jun, 2023
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