Sung Kim

Sung Kim
United States Ambassador to South Korea
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 13, 2011
President Barack Obama
Preceded by Kathleen Stephens
U.S. Special Envoy for
Six-Party Talks
In office
July 31, 2008 – October 13, 2011
President George W. Bush
Preceded by Cameron Munter
Personal details
Alma mater University of Pennsylvania (BA), Loyola Law School (JD), London School of Economics (Master's)

Sung Kim is a United States diplomat. He currently serves as the U.S. Special Envoy for the Six-Party Talks and has been confirmed to serve as the U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea. He is waiting to present his credentials.

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Early life and education

Sung Kim is a graduate of University of Pennsylvania (BA), Loyola Law School (JD), London School of Economics (Master's degree).

Professional career

Before joining the foreign service at United States State Department, Kim worked as public prosecutor at Los Angeles County District Attorney's office.

He then worked as Staff Assistant in the Bureau of East Asia and Pacific Affairs in Washington, D.C.. Kim was then assigned to United States Embassy in Seoul and worked as the Chief of Political Military Affairs. He then served as a Political Officer in Tokyo, Japan. His other assignments were to Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong. Back in Washington, he was appointed Director of the Office of Korean Affairs and served in the position from August 2006 to July 2008. On July 31, 2008 he was appointed Special Envoy for the Six-Party talks and accorded the rank of an ambassador after confirmation of nomination by the U.S. Senate.[1]

Ambassador to South Korea

On June 24, 2011 President Obama nominated Kim to be the U.S.' Ambassador to the Republic of Korea.[2] However, Kim's nomination stalled after U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl placed a hold[3] on Kim's nomination over concerns not with Kim but with U.S. policy toward North Korea. On October 13, 2011 Kyl lifted his hold on Kim's nomination and the Senate confirmed Kim by unanimous consent.[4][5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "U.S. State Department. Biography. Sung Kim". http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/111575.htm. Retrieved 2011-02-04. 
  2. ^ "President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts". =White House Press Release. 2011-06-24. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/06/24/president-obama-announces-more-key-administration-posts. Retrieved 2011-10-13. 
  3. ^ "U.S., South Korean presidents hail trade deal". CNN. 2011-10-13. http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/13/politics/korea-state-visit/index.html?eref=rss_politics&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_allpolitics+(RSS%3A+Politics). Retrieved 2011-10-13. 
  4. ^ "Today's Senate Floor Log". US Senate. 2011-10-13. http://www.senate.gov/galleries/pdcl/. Retrieved 2011-10-13. 
  5. ^ Josh Rogin (2011-10-13). "U.S. Ambassador to South Korea finally confirmed". Foreign Policy. http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2011/10/13/us_ambassador_to_south_korea_finally_confirmed. Retrieved 2011-10-13. 
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Kathleen Stephens		 Ambassador of United States to South Korea
2011—present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent