Oh Joon
Oh Joon (Korean: 오준; Hanja: 吳俊; born 4 October 1955) was the South Korean Ambassador to the United Nations (UN). He became South Korean Ambassador to the United Nations in September 2013. From July 24, 2015 to July 28, 2016, he was the 71st President of the UN Economic and Social Council.[2][3][4]
His Excellency Oh Joon | |
|---|---|
| President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council | |
| In office 24 July 2015 – 28 July 2016 | |
| Secretary-General | Ban Ki-moon |
| Preceded by | Martin Sadjik |
| Succeeded by | Frederick Musiiwa Makamure Shava |
| South Korean Ambassador to the United Nations | |
| In office 20 September 2013 – 30 December 2016[1] | |
| President | Park Geun-hye Hwang Kyo-ahn (Acting) |
| Secretary-General | Ban Ki-moon |
| Succeeded by | Cho Tae-yeol |
| South Korean Ambassador to Singapore | |
| In office 2010–2013 | |
| President | Lee Myung-bak Park Geun-hye |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 October 1955 (age 64) Seoul, Republic of Korea |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Spouse(s) | Kim Miri Department of United Nations and the Art of Peace Professor |
| Alma mater | Seoul National University (1974–1978) London School of Economics and Political Science (1982–1983) Stanford University (1990–1992) |
In 2016, Joon was appointed by Erik Solheim, the Chairman of the Development Assistance Committee, to serve on the High Level Panel on the Future of the Development Assistance Committee under the leadership of Mary Robinson.[5]
References
- http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=100&oid=011&aid=0002947538
- (in Korean and English) 1056 재외공관장 인사_첨부.hwp [Personnel Announcement for heads of mission_Attachment.hwp], Archived copy 재외공관장 인사 〔제10-56호 보도자료〕 [Personnel Announcement for heads of mission, Press Release No. 10-56], 대한민국 외교통상부 인사운영팀 (Personnel Management Team, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Republic of Korea), 2010-01-28, archived from the original on 2018-09-16, retrieved 2018-09-16CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "오준 : 네이버 통합검색".
- "Biography - UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC and SOCIAL COUNCIL".
- High Level Panel on the Future of the Development Assistance Committee Development Assistance Committee.
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