Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the UN

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NAME : Kim Sook
DATE OF BIRTH : Sep. 19, 1952
EDUCATION :
- Feb. 1977 Graduated from the Department of Sociology, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
FAMILY : Married with two daughters

CAREER
May 1978	Passed High Diplomatic Service Examination
Aug. 1978	Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs(MOFA)
Feb. 1981	Second Secretary, Korean Embassy in the United States of America
Mar. 1984	Assistant Secretary, Office of the President
Apr. 1986	Second Secretary, Korean Embassy in the Republic of India
Dec. 1991	First Secretary, Korean Embassy in the United States of America
Feb. 1995	Director, North America Division I, American Affairs Bureau, MOFA
Aug. 1996	Assistant to the Foreign Minister
Dec. 1996	Deputy Consul-General, Korean Consulate General in San Francisco, U.S.A.
Feb. 1999	Director for Personnel, Office of Planning and Management, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade(MOFAT)
Jul. 2000	Consul-General, Korean Consulate General in Toronto, Canada
Aug. 2003	Senior Research Officer, Department of American Studies, Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security(IFANS), MOFAT
Feb. 2004	Director-General, North American Affairs Bureau, MOFAT
Jul. 2006	Ambassador for Public Diplomacy on Korea-U.S. Relations
Jan.2007	Ambassador, Advisor for International Relations to Jeju Special Self-Governing Province
Apr. 2008	Special Representative for Korean Peninsula peace and Security Affairs, MOFAT
Feb. 2009	First Deputy Director, National Intelligence Service(NIS)
May 2011	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United Nations