Overview

• President Lee named Kim Hyun-jong, a retired three-star general and former Ground Operations Command chief of staff, as his first deputy national security adviser.
• Lim Woong-soon, South Korea’s ambassador to Canada, was appointed second deputy adviser to lead foreign affairs policy.
• Oh Hyun-joo, the nation’s envoy to the Holy See, will serve as third deputy adviser focusing on economic security affairs.
• Lee created a new presidential secretary role for artificial intelligence policy and installed Ha Jung-woo, head of Naver’s Future AI Center, to fill the post.
• These appointments precede Lee’s attendance at the G7 summit in Alberta and reflect his focus on reinforcing national security and economic strategy.