Lee Hong-koo
Lee Hong-Koo (born May 9, 1934; 이홍구; 李洪九) is a former Korean academic, politician, and think tank leader who served as a former Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea, former South Korean Ambassador to the United Kingdom and United States, and founding Chairman of the East Asia Institute in Seoul.
Lee Hong-koo | |
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이홍구 | |
Lee in 1999 | |
| 26th Prime Minister of South Korea | |
| In office 17 December 1994 – 18 December 1995 | |
| President | Kim Young-sam |
| Preceded by | Lee Yung-dug |
| Succeeded by | Lee Soo-sung |
| South Korean Ambassador to the United States | |
| In office 28 April 1998 – 1 August 2000 | |
| President | Kim Dae-jung |
| Preceded by | Park Kun-woo |
| Succeeded by | Yang Sung-chul |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 May 1934 Keiki-dō (Gyeonggi Province), Korea, Empire of Japan |
| Alma mater | Emory University (BA) Yale University (MA, PhD) |
| Lee Hong-koo | |
| Hangul | 이홍구 |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | I Honggu |
| McCune–Reischauer | I Hongku |
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