Pres. Lee Jae-myung appoints deputy nat'l security advisors

President Lee Jae-myung has completed key appointments to the Office of National Security.

Chief of Staff Kang Hoon-sik said Sunday that retired three-star general Kim Hyun-jong has been named first deputy national security advisor.

Kim, who formerly served as Chief of Staff at the Ground Operations Command, will oversee national defense and security policy.

Lim Woong-soon, South Korea's current ambassador to Canada, was appointed second deputy advisor and will be in charge of foreign affairs.

Oh Hyun-joo, the country's first female envoy to the Holy See, will serve as the third deputy advisor, focusing on economic security.

Also on the same day, Ha Jung-woo, head of the Future AI Center at South Korean tech giant NAVER, was tapped as the inaugural senior secretary for AI and future strategy.