Jeong Jin-seok, at the first meeting, “No messages from the President’s Office sporadically.”

On the 24th, the new Chief of Staff to the President Jeong Jin-seok was reported to have said, “It is not desirable for messages to be sent out sporadically in the name of the President’s Office or as an official of the President’s Office.”

Attendees reported that Director Chung said this at the first meeting with senior secretaries at the Yongsan Presidential Office this morning, saying, “The Presidential Office is a working organization, not a talking organization.”

Director Jeong said, “Politics in the President’s Office are done by the President, not the secretaries,” adding, “The President’s decision is final. “There must not be a single gap in the throne.”

There was an interpretation that the remarks were aimed at the recent controversy related to the Presidential Office’s review of Prime Minister Park Young-sun and Chief of Staff Yang Jeong-cheol. Although the President’s Office officially stated that the report was “not true,” some officials in the President’s Office said, “It is true that we are reviewing it.” In this way, the opinions of the President’s Office are not refined and are sporadically exposed to the outside world, which can cause confusion.

Director Jeong said, “I have lived with the determination to do my job even if I quit tomorrow,” adding, “Serving the President well is being loyal to the country. I will take the lead first. He also said, “Your full patriotism should be directed toward the president and toward the people.”

Director Jeong, who was elected for five terms, resigned from his current position as a member of the National Assembly and went to work at the President’s Office on this day to begin his official duties. In the afternoon, he receives a letter of appointment as Chief of Staff from President Yoon. It is reported that Director Chung will personally visit the President’s office and receive work reports from his staff.