South Korean President Kim Dae-Jung has replaced his foreign minister in a follow-up to a sweeping Cabinet reshuffle last week.

Foreign Minister Han Seung-Soo was replaced Monday by Vice Foreign Minister Choi Sung-Hong.

Mr. Han was asked to resign after he returned from a trip to the United States, where he had been preparing for a visit to South Korea by President Bush later this month.

President Kim reshuffled his cabinet last Tuesday, replacing eight ministers in a bid to counter the perception that his administration was mired by scandal.

Presidential elections are scheduled later this this.

Some information for this report provided by AP abd AFP.

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