Oh Joon

South Korean ambassador to the United Nations

오준

President of the United Nations Economic and Social CouncilIn office
24 July 2015 – 28 July 2016Secretary-GeneralBan Ki-moonPreceded byMartin SadjikSucceeded byFrederick Musiiwa Makamure ShavaSouth Korean Ambassador to the United NationsIn office
20 September 2013 – 30 December 2016^[1]PresidentPark Geun-hye
Hwang Kyo-ahn (Acting)Secretary-GeneralBan Ki-moonSucceeded byCho Tae-yulSouth Korean Ambassador to SingaporeIn office
2010–2013PresidentLee Myung-bak
Park Geun-hye Personal detailsBorn4 October 1955 (1955-10-04) (age 68)
Seoul, Republic of KoreaNationalitySouth KoreanSpouseKim Miri Department of United Nations and the Art of Peace ProfessorAlma materSeoul National University (1974–1978)
London School of Economics and Political Science (1982–1983)
Stanford University (1990–1992)

Oh Joon (Korean: 오준; Hanja: 吳俊; born 4 October 1955) is the former 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]

In 2016, Oh 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

^ "오준 前유엔 대사 퇴임 "외교 후방 지키며 응원할 것"".
^ (in Korean and English) 1056 재외공관장 인사_첨부.hwp [Personnel Announcement for heads of mission_Attachment.hwp], 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 2018-09-16
^ "오준 : 네이버 통합검색".
^ "Biography - UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC and SOCIAL COUNCIL".
^ High Level Panel on the Future of the Development Assistance Committee Development Assistance Committee.