Lee tells new chief of staff he expects him to match — or surpass — Kang

President Lee Jae Myung said Wednesday he believes newly appointed Presidential Chief of Staff Lim Gwang-hyeon, the former commissioner of the National Tax Service, will match — or even surpass — his predecessor.

"Welcome, Chief of Staff Lim," Lee wrote on X, formerly Twitter, that afternoon. "I believe and expect that you will do as well as Hoon-sik — no, even better."

Lee went on to encourage Lim to "infinitely respect the will of the Korean people and help us navigate together this great watershed moment in our modern history."

Turning to outgoing Chief of Staff Kang Hoon-sik, Lee said, "You have worked hard," adding that Kang had "played a great role in stabilizing the people's sovereignty government — which began on barren ground — early on, and in returning state affairs to normal."