재외동포청의 사무와 직제 편성 및 관련 법령 연구

Abstract

Recently, as the Government Organization Act was partially revised, the Overseas Koreans Office was newly established. Until now, projects related to overseas Koreans have been mainly carried out by the Overseas Koreans Foundation, but the revision of the law has led to the implementation of the Overseas Koreans Office. The Overseas Koreans Administration, which was established by ‘the Ordinance of the Overseas Koreans Administration’, was established as a subordinate organization with the Director and the Deputy Director of Overseas Koreans, and the Overseas Koreans Policy Bureau and the Exchange and Cooperation Bureau were newly established. In addition, a total of 151 civil servants will be assigned to the Overseas Koreans Office, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will dispatch high-ranking officials who were in charge of establishing, implementing and supporting overseas Koreans' policies to the Overseas Koreans Office. As a result, the Overseas Koreans Basic Law was enacted on May 9, 2023, in accordance with the necessity of establishing a basic law for the establishment of policies related to overseas Koreans and the implementation of policies. With the implementation of this law, it has become possible to promote and manage the basic principles of overseas Koreans policy, which is the basis of various laws and special laws related to overseas Koreans, and to promote the rights of overseas Koreans, stabilize their lives and other efficient overseas Koreans policies.