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| Ho Dam | |
|---|---|
| 허담 | |
 Ho in 1972 | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 1970–1983 | |
| Preceded by | Pak Song-chol |
| Succeeded by | Kim Yong-nam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 March 1929 Genzan, Kankyōnan-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan (today Wonsan, Kangwon Province, North Korea |
| Died | 11 May 1991(1991-05-11) (aged 62) Pyongyang, North Korea |
| Political party | Workers' Party of Korea |
| Spouse | Kim Jong Suk |
| Korean name | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 허담 |
| Hancha | 許錟 |
| Revised Romanization | Heo Dam |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hŏ Tam |
Ho Dam (Korean: 허담; MR: Hŏ Dam; March 6, 1929 – May 11, 1991) was a North Korean politician, and Foreign Minister from 1970 to 1983.
Life
He was a member of the ruling Politburo of North Korea's Communist Party, and was also chairman of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland, which made nominal efforts to reunite the Communist North with the capitalist South.
As Foreign Minister in 1977, he became the first senior North Korean official to visit the United States. He left the Foreign Minister's job in 1983 and became secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea. In 1980, he accompanied Kim Il Sung to Belgrade, Yugoslavia for the funeral of the Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito (1892–1980).
In 1990 he was named chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly, North Korea's parliament.
Ho Dam died on May 11, 1991, from a long illness, according to KCNA. The news agency did not specify the cause of death.
References
- "Index Ho-Hy".
- ^ Associated Press (May 14, 1991). "Ho Dam; North Korean Official, 62". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2014-06-21. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byPak Song-chol | Foreign Minister of North Korea (DPRK) 1970–1983 |
Succeeded byKim Yong-nam |
| Foreign Ministers of North Korea | ||
|---|---|---|
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- 1991 deaths
- Foreign ministers of North Korea
- Vice premiers of North Korea
- People from North Hamgyong Province
- 1929 births
- Members of the 6th Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea
- Alternate members of the 6th Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea
- Members of the 5th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea
- Members of the 6th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea