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Korean customs official elected WCO director
Posted : 2019-07-01 17:08
Updated : 2019-07-01 19:22
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Kang Tae-il
Kang Tae-il
By Lee Kyung-min
Kang Tae-il, a senior official from the Korea Customs Service (KCS), has been elected to serve as a director of the Capacity Building Directorate at the World Customs Organization (WCO), the customs agency said Monday.

The election was held June 29 at the WCO Council in Brussels, Belgium. This is the first time for a KCS official to take a high-ranking position at the organization, which is comprised of 183 countries representing over 98 percent of international trade.

Kang, currently director general of the KCS Information and International Affairs Bureau, won over a strong finalist from Zambia following a runoff after competing with candidates from Switzerland, Morocco and Tunisia. Kang will serve for the next four years.

"I feel deeply responsible to assume the highly important post amid the ongoing global trade dispute, over which the influence of customs diplomacy holds major sway," Kang said.

"I will do my best to lead the global standard on customs administration, thereby helping many Korean businesses expand their presence in developing countries."


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