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R.O.K. Joint Chiefs of Staff

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Former Chairman

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  • Assignments

    • 1946 Commissioned (Military Camp)
    • 1950 6th & 9th Infantry Division Commander
    • 1951 3rd Infantry Division Commander
    • 1952 Superintendent of Korea Military Academy, 9th Infantry Division Commander
    • 1954 1 Corps Commander/5 Corps Commander
    • 1959 Vice Chief of Staff of the Army
    • 1960 1st Army Commander
    • 1961 6th, 7th & 9th Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Council
  • Introduction of major career paths

    • 1950 1st Division Commander, 8th Division Commander
    • 1953 Commander of the 5th Army Corps and acting commander of the 1st Army
    • 1956 Commander of the 2nd Army
    • 1960 5th Chairman of the Combined Chiefs of Staff
    • 1962 Ambassador to Turkey (also serving as ambassador to Iran, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia)
    • 1967 7th~10th National Assembly
    • 1968 Minister of National Defense
    • 1978 Director of Foreign Affairs and Defense Research
  • Introduction of major career paths

    • 1941 Graduated from Manchuria Military Academy
    • 1949 Division Commander
    • 1951 Corps Commander (Korean representative at armistice talks)
    • 1952 Army Chief of Staff
    • 1954 Military Commander
    • 1957 Chief of Staff of the Army
    • 1959 4th Chairman of the Combined Chiefs of Staff
    • 1960 Ambassador to China/Ambassador to France, the Netherlands, and Belgium/Ambassador to Canada
  • Introduction of major career paths

    • 1954 Graduated from the U.S. General Staff College
    • 1957 3rd Chairman of the Combined Chiefs of Staff
    • 1959 Commander of the 1st Army
    • 1963 Ambassador to Sweden/Ambassador to Italy/Ambassador to Thailand
    • 1971 Minister of National Defense
    • 1974 President of Merit
    • 1983 Chairman of the State Foundation of Scandinavia
  • Introduction of major career paths

    • 1950 Commander-in-Chief of the 3rd Army
    • 1954 Graduated from the U.S. General Staff College
    • 1956 2nd Chairman of the Combined Chiefs of Staff
    • 1959 Ambassador to France/Ambassador to the United States/Minister of Foreign Affairs
    • 1964 Prime Minister
    • 1973 Speaker of the National Assembly
    • 1985 State Affairs Advisory Committee Chairman, General Association for Defense of Freedom and National Salvation
    • 1987 President of the Liberty General Federation
  • Introduction of major career paths

    • 1947 First principal of the Military Academy
    • 1948 Military Order Commander
    • 1949 First attaché at the Embassy in the United States, division commander
    • 1952 Corps Commander
    • 1954 First Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
    • 1956 Chief of Staff of the Army
    • 1960 Veterans Association Chairman
    • 1962 Ambassador to the UK, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark