SEOUL: A United Nations veteran was on Sunday appointed as South Korea’s first female foreign minister, tasked with easing tensions over North Korea’s nuclear ambitions.

Kang Kyung-Wha, 62, served as Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights and Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs before becoming a senior policy adviser to UN chief Antonio Guterres this year.

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