Kim Hyun-jong, special adviser for foreign affairs and security, who served as the second deputy director of the Moon Jae-in government's National Security Office, said of Gyeonggi Governor Lee Jae-myung, who is the Democratic presidential nominee, "as a leader," he said.
Special Assistant Kim, in a post on his social media, praised this highly, saying, "There are some people around the governor who are uneasy about this branch, but I don't see it that way."
It is interpreted that Kim, who has been evaluated as a 'person of Roh Moo-hyun and Moon Jae-in', actually declared support for the governor.
Special Advisor Kim said, “I don’t have a face-to-face meeting yet, but it is often more accurate to see from a distance.” “Governor Lee is a marketist who knows how to grow pie and a democrat who values procedures. And he has an excellent ability to open an exit.”
He also added, "An excellent administrator who communicates and finds what the people need," referring to the Corona 19 response, maintenance of valleys, and maintenance of the peony dog market.
Special Advisor Kim mentioned the recent era of unlimited competition for technological supremacy between the US and China, saying, “In the era of two whales clash, we must swim around the world as dolphins in the Pacific Ocean.” A leader must come to power,” he stressed.
In the past, Special Advisor Kim served as the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Trade and Negotiation Headquarters during the Roh Moo-hyun administration and led the Korea-US FTA negotiations.
After the inauguration of the Moon Jae-in government, he was re-appointed as the head of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy's trade negotiation headquarters and led negotiations on the revision of the Korea-US FTA.
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