Hyung Sik Shin is a diplomat who serves as South Korea’s Ambassador to the Holy See. He was born on 6 August 1960. He is married and has two children. He graduated with a degree in Sociology (1986) from Seoul National University. He obtained a Master’s degree (2008) and a PhD (2011) in Political Science from Kyonggi University in Seoul.
He has held the following positions: Secretary-General, Institute for Future Political Economy (2003); Director, Memorial Project Department, Korea Democracy Foundation (2008); Director, Education Project Department, Korea Democracy Foundation (2010); Director, Planning and Public Relations Department, Korea Democracy Foundation (2011); Director, Planning and Coordination Department, Korea Democracy Foundation (2013); Secretary-General, Asia Democracy Network (2013); Associate Professor, Department of International Area Studies, Pukyong National University (2015); Director, Research Institute, Korea Democracy Foundation (2016); Director, Institute for Popular Sovereignty (2022).