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Ri Yong-ho was born on 10 July, 1956 in Pyongyang, North Korea. Discover Ri Yong-ho's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 67 years old?

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Age 67 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 10 July, 1956
Birthday 10 July
Birthplace Pyongyang, North Korea
Nationality North Korea

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2020

In January 2020 Ri was dismissed from his position as Minister of Foreign Affairs. His successor was announced two days later as Ri Son-Gwon, who is known as a hardliner.

2019

In August 2019, Ri condemned the 2019 Hong Kong protests, stating: "North Korea fully supports the stand and measures of China to defend the sovereignty, security and territorial integrity of the country and safeguard the prosperity and stability of Hong Kong, and concerns about foreign forces interference in Hong Kong issue."

2017

In August 2017, amid heightened tensions on the Korean Peninsula, Ri took part in a rare multilateral meeting with foreign ministers at a summit meeting in Manila, Philippines. Ri negotiated with his South Korean, Chinese, and Russian counterparts, making the meeting only two parties – the United States and Japan – short of the makeup of the six-party talks. On 7 August, Ri said that his country will never negotiate away North Korea's nuclear weapons.

On 23 September 2017, Ri attended the UN General Assembly and gave a speech in which he remarked that Donald Trump is "chastised even by the American people as 'Commander in Grief', 'Lying King', [and] 'President Evil'." Subsequently, he was made a full member of the Politburo. According to Michael Madden of Johns Hopkins University, "Ri can now be safely identified as one of North Korea's top policy makers ... Even if he has informal or off the record meetings, Ri's interlocutors can be assured that whatever proposals they proffer will be taken directly to the top".

2016

Ri was appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs on 9 May 2016. His promotion came after the 7th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea, which made him a full member of the Central Committee and an alternate member of the Politburo. Previously, since 28 September 2010, he had been an alternate member of the Central Committee. Ri is also a deputy to the 14th Supreme People's Assembly, representing the 371st Electoral District (Unha).

2014

Ri is a full member of the 7th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea and its Politburo, and a deputy to the 14th Supreme People's Assembly.

2010

After his post in Sweden, Ri returned to the foreign ministry in 1988, where he was leader, supervisor and vice director of the International Organizations Bureau of the ministry. This post allowed him to become involved in negotiations with the U.S. In 1995 he was promoted a counselor at the ministry. At the time, he was described as a close ally of Kang Sok-ju. He took part in direct negotiations with the U.S. in the 1990s. In October 2000, he was ambassador-at-large accompanying Jo Myong-rok to negotiations in Washington. In the 2000s, he served as ambassador in Western European countries; he was Ambassador to the United Kingdom between 2003 and 2007. Ri was appointed as Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs on 23 September 2010, serving for part of the time under Ri Su-yong. Ri was North Korea's leading representative at the six-party talks in 2011. Ri's team negotiated the "Leap day agreement" during the Six-party talks. In 2011, Ri met with South Korean negotiators in Bali to broker a deal on continuing nuclear disarmament talks.

2003

Ri is known as a skillful negotiator with experience in negotiating with the United States on the North Korean nuclear program. In particular, he has headed North Korea's negotiators at the six-party talks. His diplomatic career spans more than 30 years, including posts in various embassies. Ri was ambassador to the United Kingdom between 2003 and 2007.

1978

Ri entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1978. In 1979, he became a secretary at the North Korean embassy in Zimbabwe for four years. Between 1985 and 1988 he served as a secretary at the North Korean embassy to Sweden.

1956

Ri Yong-ho (Korean: 리용호 ; Korean pronunciation: [ɾi.joŋ.ɦo] ; born 10 July 1956) is a North Korean politician and diplomat who has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of North Korea from 2016 until 2020.

Ri was born in 1956; his father is Ri Myong-je, a close aide of the Kim dynasty and a former editor of the Korean Central News Agency. Ri graduated from the elite Namsan High School in Pyongyang in 1973. He majored in English at the Pyongyang Foreign Language University.