Welcome Message by the Executive Director
It is my pleasure to take office as the Executive Director of AFoCO. Almost a decade has passed since I last worked with the team during the organization’s initial phase as the ASEAN-Korea Forest Cooperation. With great delight, I am honored and humbled to join the organization again.
As Executive Director of AFoCO, I will lead the team to work hand-in-hand with our member countries to address global and national forest-related issues including dealing with the impacts of climate change, rehabilitating degraded forests, securing sustainable livelihoods for forest-dependent communities, and combating desertification.
In the coming years, I look forward to collaborating with you — our member countries and partners — to expand our impact in the region and empower our member countries to achieve their national targets and international commitments. Building on the partnerships and mutual understanding we have developed over the years, I will contribute to AFoCO’s continued growth into an intergovernmental organization with a strong expertise in the forest sector to achieve its mission of “a Greener Asia” through action-oriented initiatives with tangible outcomes.
Drawing on my thirty years of experience in the forest sector and passion for achieving AFoCO’s goals, I will do my best to help AFoCO develop into a leading global forestry organization with the help of our Party countries, Observer countries, and the Secretariat team.
Chongho Park
Executive Director
Organizational Chart
The Secretariat headquarters, headed by the Executive Director is based in Seoul, the Republic of Korea. The Executive Director, elected and appointed by the Assembly, heads the Secretariat of AFoCO, which administers and coordinates the activities and day-to-day operations of the organization as mandated by the Assembly.
Secretariat Team
Chongho Park (Ph.D.)
Executive Director
Sunpil Jin
Yeongjoo Lee (Ph.D.)
Head
Tongil Kim (Ph.D.)
Director
Strategic Planning Team
Kikang Bae (Ph.D.)
Team Leader
Hyungmin Kim
Assistant Program Officer
Ari Bima Putra
Assistant Program Officer
Jiyeong Jang
Program Assistant
Hansol Lee
Consultant
Operations & Resource Team
Jimyung Kim
Team Leader
Yujeong Jeong
Program Officer
Rina Choi
Program Officer
Gyeongjin Do
Assistant Program Officer
Raeyoung Kwak
Officer
Seo Young Kim
Program Assistant
Capacity-Building & Evaluation Team
Soozin Ryang
Team Leader
Kiwon Kim (Ph.D.)
Program Officer
Pham Duc Chien (Ph.D)
Director
Project Team 1 (ODA Projects)
Seonghan Lee (Ph.D)
Team Leader
Emily Marie Lim
Program Officer
Sung Min Kim
Program Assistant
Nurpeisov Madi
Fellowship Official
Project Team 2 (Carbon Projects)
Sungho Choi
Team Leader
Donghwan Kim (Ph.D)
Program Officer
Aidai Zhumasheva
Program Officer
Taehyun Kim (Ph.D)
Program Officer
Youngju Han
Program Officer
Minkyu Cha
Assistant Program Officer
Project Team 3 (Special Fund Projects)
Junghwan Park (Ph.D)
Senior Project Manager
Hae Won Son
Assistant Program Officer
2019.01 – 2020.12 |
2021.01 – 2022.12 |
2013.1 – 2016.8 |
Logo & Symbol
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Location
12F SIMPAC Bldg., 52, Gukjegeumyung-ro, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul 07330, Republic of Korea