Ministry of Foreign Affairs (North Korea)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is the ministry of foreign affairs of the Government of North Korea, responsible for conducting foreign relations of the country. The minister of such is in charge of the ministry.
In addition to the foreign minister, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has a First Vice Minister and seven other vice ministers. The current First Vice Minister is Kim Kye-gwan. The other vice ministers include Choe Son-hui, Han Song-ryol,, and Choe Hui-chol.
The Ministry includes an organization called the Institute for American Studies.
List of Foreign Ministers
The following is a list of foreign ministers of North Korea since its founding in 1948:| Name | Portrait | Tenure | |
| 1 | Pak Hon-yong | 1948–1953 | |
| 2 | Nam Il | 1953–1959 | |
| 3 | Pak Song-chol | 1959–1970 | |
| 4 | Ho Dam | 1970–1983 | |
| 5 | Kim Yong-nam | 1983–1998 | |
| 6 | Paek Nam-sun | 1998–2007 | |
| — | Kang Sok-ju Acting Minister | 2007 | |
| 7 | Pak Ui-chun | 2007–2014 | |
| 8 | Ri Su-yong | 2014–2016 | |
| 9 | Ri Yong-ho | 2016–2020 | |
| 10 | Ri Son-gwon | 2020–present |