The International Co-operative Agricultural Organization (ICAO) Secretariat is located in Seoul, KOREA
LEE Kiheung
Secretary-General
LEE Jong-seok
Deputy Secretary-General
Seo Kyung Lee
Communication Officer
Secretary-General
LEE Kiheung Mr. LEE Kiheung served as the director of the contingency planning department at NACF. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Cheongju University and joined NACF in 1995, later obtaining master’s degree in business administration from Sungkyunkwan University. After completing doctoral coursework in service management at Kyonggi University, he was seconded to the advanced management program for public enterprise executives at Seoul National University Graduate School of Business.
Deputy Secretary General
LEE Jong-seok
Mr. LEE Jong-seok joined NACF in 2006 and worked in the financial sector until 2021, handling responsibilities related to credit, lending, and investment operations.
From 2022 to 2024, he was seconded to the ICA Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, where he served as an agricultural sector advisor, contributing to international agricultural cooperative activities.
After returning to NACF in 2025, he has been serving as the head of the global business team, promoting cooperation with cooperatives all over the world.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in Applied Biology from Seoul National University and a master’s degree from the Graduate School of Economics at Yonsei University.
Communication Officer
Seo Kyung Lee
Ms. LEE Seo Kyung earned her bachelor’s degree in English Language and Literature at Hanyang University, Seoul, and a master’s in Conference Interpretation at Seoul University of Foreign Studies. She has been working as a freelance interpreter at various government agencies and a Korean broadcasting firm, MBC, before joining the NACF in 2024.
Communication Officer
Minhee SON
Son graduated from University of Sogang, Korea with a BA in English Linguistics and Literature. She then completed her MA degree in Korean-English Interpretation at Graduate School for Translation and Interpretation of Ewha Womans University, Korea. Having developed a keen interest in global affairs through her career as a professional interpreter, Son believes she can play an important role as ICAO Communication Officer in facilitating communication between the ICAO and its member cooperatives.
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