By Yoon Sojung
Photos: Jeon Han
May 16, 2017 | Cheong Wa Dae

President Moon Jae-in on May 16 appointed former congressman Park Soo-hyun to be the new spokesperson who will represent Cheong Wa Dae.

Senior presidential secretary for public relations Yoon Young-chan held a press briefing at the Chunchugwan press center at Cheong Wa Dae on that day, where he introduced the new Cheong Wa Dae spokesperson and spoke about the background behind the selection.

Secretary Yoon said, “Spokesperson Park is highly valued for the role he played, especially for his understanding of the press and communications, when he served as the party representative and as the vice floor leader while he was in the Democratic Party of Korea.”

“With a rational mind and a warm personality, Park is praised for his strategic capabilities and for his grasp of policy,” the secretary said.

“During his four-year term as a representative, he showed humility in his legislative activities, using public transport to travel between his local riding and the National Assembly, which was highly valued,” Secretary Yoon said.



“I will always remember that a presidential spokesperson’s words represent Cheong Wa Dae,” said the newly appointed Cheong Wa Dae spokesperson.

“The role of a good spokesperson is to listen well, not speak well,” Park said.

“I will work hard to develop warm communications, not a dry communication style.”

“I will not just convey the words of Cheong Wa Dae, but will also listen carefully to what spokespeople from both the ruling and opposition parties have to say, regarding their words as the words of the people,” said the new spokesperson.

“I will consider questions from journalists to be questions from the people, and will work hard to answer them,” he said.

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