Paek Nam-sun

Paek Nam-sun
백남순
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office September 1998 – 2 January 2007
Supreme Leader	Kim Jong Il
Preceded by	Kim Yong-nam
Succeeded by	Kang Sok-ju (Acting)
Personal details
Born	13 March 1929
Died	2 January 2007 (aged 77)

Paek Nam-sun (Korean: 백남순; Korean pronunciation: [pɛŋ.nam.sun] or [pɛk̚] [nam.sun]; March 13, 1929 – January 2, 2007) was the North Korean Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1998 until his death. He was one of the few North Koreans to frequently be in the international spotlight.