Lee Joon-ho

Lee Joon-ho entered the foreign ministry in 1994 after studying diplomacy at Seoul National University. He earned a master's degree in international affairs at the University of California, San Diego, and served in Britain, Uzbekistan, and the United States. His work in Seoul included North Korean nuclear policy, diplomatic strategy, and preparation for the 2021 UN Peacekeeping Ministerial. He became ambassador to Qatar in May 2021, during a posting that encompassed the 2022 World Cup and President Yoon Suk Yeol's 2023 state visit. ^{1, 2}

Lee returned to Washington as minister in March 2025. When Ambassador Cho Hyun-dong departed in July, he acted as chief of mission until Kang Kyung-wha arrived in October. In December 2025 he was appointed consul general in Atlanta, following the detention of Korean workers in Georgia earlier that year and renewed attention to immigration and visa issues affecting Korean investment in the southeastern United States. ^{1, 2}