Ryu Hyun-woo (diplomat)

Ryu Hyun-woo (Korean: 류현우; born in 1973 in Pyongyang) is a former North Korean ambassador to Kuwait.

He defected to South Korea in September 2019.

[1] Ryu’s wife is the daughter of Jon Il-chun, who oversaw operations of North Korea’s Room 39 for over a decade.

[2] Ryu was posted to Syria from 2010 to 2013.

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