Jim Hoare

Jim Hoare has a PhD from the University of London in Japanese history. He joined the Research Cadre of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1969 and retired in 2003. He served in the British Embassies in Seoul (1981-85), Beijing (1988-91) and opened the British Embassy in Pyongyang in 2001-02. Since retiring, he has taught at the School of Oriental and African Studies University of London.