Diplomatic Circles

South Korean scholar-turned-diplomat sees posting as front-row seat to ‘virtual diplomacy era’

Chang Keung Ryong, a former political science and foreign policy professor, says he’d like to write a book about the gap between theory and practice in diplomacy.

South Korea’s new ambassador to Canada Chang Keung Ryong officially took on the role July 16, about a month after arriving and two weeks in quarantine.Photograph courtesy of the South Korean Embassy

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BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

August 19, 2020

As a longtime political and foreign policy professor, South Korea’s new ambassador to Canada will be taking notes as he engages in bilateral relations to document what new normal emerges in the era of virtual diplomacy.

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