South Korea's Moon Appoints First Female Foreign Minister
Kang Kyung Wha on June 7.
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South Korean President Moon Jae-in appointed former United Nations policy adviser Kang Kyung-wha as foreign minister on Sunday, the first female chief in the ministry’s 70-year history.
Kang’s appointment had been delayed because opposition parties declined to approve her after a parliamentary hearing on June 7. The centrist People’s Party held a press briefing on Sunday, and said Kang doesn’t have the capacity to handle the mounting diplomatic and security issues on the Korean peninsula.