남관표 南官杓
Diplomat who served as Second Deputy Director of National Security and the 24th ambassador to Japan
| Life | 1957 |
| Era | 현대 |
| Clan | 영양 남씨 |
Life & career
Nam Gwan-pyo (南官杓, born 1957) is a diplomat from Busan of the Yeongyang Nam clan. He passed the 12th Foreign Service examination in 1978 and began a diplomatic career, serving as consul at the Consulate General in Chicago in 1986.
He was the 10th ambassador to Hungary (2011-14) and ambassador to Sweden (2015-17). From 2017 to 2019 he served as the 5th Second Deputy Director of the National Security Office.
He worked as the 24th ambassador to Japan from 2019 to 2021 and in 2023-24 was a civilian member of the Economic Diplomacy Advisory Committee under the Speaker of the National Assembly. See the Yeongyang Nam clan page for the clan overview.
From Foreign Service Exam to Ambassador
After passing the 1978 Foreign Service exam he served as consul in Chicago and then as ambassador to Hungary and Sweden.
National Security Office and Japan
He served as Second Deputy Director of the National Security Office from 2017 to 2019 and then as the 24th ambassador to Japan.