The North Korean Ambassador to Germany is the official representative of the Government in Pyongyang to the Government of Germany. The Ambassador lives in Berlin.
North Korea named Pak Hyon-bo as its first ambassador to the federal Republic of Germany. *Radio Pyongyang said on Oct. 9 he presented his credentials to President Johannes Rau five days earlier Pyongyang established its embassy in Berlin seven months after diplomatic relations were set up between North Korea and Germany.[2]
[5] He almost finished his role as ambassador in April, 2016, but the nominated replacement was rejected by the German government. Replaced by Pak Nam Yong in late January 2017.[6]
He is also known as Pak Nam Yong.[8] The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), North Korea’s Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA) decreed that an official named Pak Nam Yong would be the new Ambassador on January 23, 2017.[6]