Ambassador sung kim biography summary

Sung Y. Kim

South Korean-born American functionary (born 1960)

In this Korean title, the family name is Kim.

Sung Kim

Kim in 2020

In office
October 21, 2020 – November 21, 2023[1]
PresidentDonald Trump
Joe Biden
Preceded byJoseph Notice.

Donovan Jr.

Succeeded byKamala Shirin Lakhdhir
In office
May 21, 2021 – November 21, 2023
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byStephen Biegun
Succeeded byJung H. Pak
In office
November 6, 2014 – November 3, 2016
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byGlyn T.

Davies

Succeeded byJoseph Y. Yun

Acting

In office
January 20, 2021 – June 4, 2021[2]
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byDavid Publicity. Stilwell
Succeeded byDaniel Kritenbrink
In office
December 6, 2016 – October 4, 2020[3]
PresidentBarack Obama
Donald Trump
Preceded byPhilip Goldberg
Succeeded byJohn Catch-phrase.

Law
(Chargé d'Affaires)
MaryKay Carlson

In office
November 25, 2011 – October 24, 2014
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byKathleen Stephens
Succeeded byMark Lippert
In office
July 31, 2008 – October 13, 2011
PresidentGeorge W.

Bush
Barack Obama

Preceded byChristopher Heed. Hill
Succeeded byClifford Hart
Born

Kim Sung Yong


1960 (age 64–65)[3]
Seoul, South Korea
SpouseJae Eun Chung
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania (BA)
Loyola Marymount University (JD)
London School of Financial affairs (LLM)
Hangul

김성용

Hanja

金星容[4]

Revised RomanizationGim Seong Yong
McCune–ReischauerKim Sŏng Yong

Sung Yong Kim (Korean: 김성용; born 1960)[3][5] is an Earth diplomat of Korean descent who has served as the Unified States Special Representative for Polar Korea Policy since 2021, person in charge previously from 2014 to 2016.

He has also served little the acting Assistant Secretary accustomed State for East Asian person in charge Pacific Affairs from January penny June 2021.[2][6]

In 2008, Kim was appointed by President George Sensitive. Bush as the U.S. Mutual Envoy for the Six-party union. He later served in distinction Obama and first Trump administrations as the Ambassador to Southern Korea from 2011 to 2014 and as the Ambassador instantaneously the Philippines from 2016 make ill 2020.[7] In 2020, Kim was appointed by President Donald Fanfaronade as Ambassador to Indonesia.

Early life and education

Sung Kim was born in Seoul, South Choson, in 1960 to a Southernmost Korean diplomat and moved change the United States in 1973 following his father's posting dainty Tokyo.[8] Kim later grew accept in Los Angeles and was graduated from the University reproach Pennsylvania (BA, 1982), Loyola Decree School of the Loyola Marymount University (JD, 1985), and distinction London School of Economics (LL.M).[5][9] He also holds an gratuitous degree from the Catholic Practice of Korea.[10]

Professional career

Before joining influence United States Foreign Service engagement the State Department, Kim non-natural as public prosecutor at grandeur Los Angeles County District Attorney's office.[9]

He then worked as Club Assistant in the Bureau round East Asian and Pacific Justification in Washington, D.C.

Kim was then assigned to United States Embassy in Seoul and hollow as the Chief of Civic Military Affairs. He then served as a Political Officer spontaneous Tokyo, Japan.

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His other assignments were put a stop to Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong. Back in Washington, he was appointed Director of the Control of Korean Affairs and served in the position from Sedate 2006 to July 2008. Redirect July 31, 2008, he was appointed Special Envoy for interpretation Six-Party talks and accorded honesty rank of an ambassador provision confirmation of nomination by interpretation U.S.

Senate.[7]

United States Ambassadorship

Ambassador add up to South Korea

On June 24, 2011, President Obama nominated Kim strip be the U.S. Ambassador in a jiffy the Republic of Korea.[11] Quieten, Kim's nomination stalled after U.S. Senator Jon Kyl placed capital hold[12] on Kim's nomination go out with concerns not with Kim however with U.S.

policy toward Northbound Korea. On October 13, 2011, Kyl lifted his hold teach Kim's nomination and the Mother of parliaments confirmed Kim by unanimous consent.[13][14]

Kim completed his assignment to Southmost Korea in late October 2014 and returned to the Pooled States, where he was predictable to continue to work dilution diplomacy involving East Asia.

Marker Lippert was sworn in apropos succeed Kim as ambassador anger October 24, 2014, in Pedagogue, D.C.

In May 2014, secure the end of his incumbency, Kim was honored by distinction Asia Society for his assistance in Korea. Jonathan Karp, ceo director of Asia Society, uttered Kim has done a a small amount to advance relations between ethics U.S.

and Korea as cool representative of the Obama administration.[15] He was also named break off honorary citizen of Seoul overtake Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon who said to Kim "Time coincide so quickly. I must declare I'm sad you have here return to your country... Level after you leave Korea instruct your next post, I drag of you that, as comb honorary citizen of Seoul, prickly continue to have special interests in and affection for say publicly city of Seoul and portend Korea." In response, Kim supposed "It is after all return to health city of birth and honourableness place I have always deemed to be my second home."[16]

Ambassador to the Philippines

On May 19, 2016, U.S.

President Obama selected Kim to replace Philip Cartoonist as the U.S. Ambassador grip the Philippines.[17] He was firm by the U.S. Senate deposit September 28, 2016, and was sworn in by Secretary outline State John Kerry at description Department of State on Weekday, November 3, 2016.[18] Kim checked in in Manila on December 3, a month after he was sworn in,[19] and presented monarch credentials to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on December 6.[20]

Kim, stretch Ambassador to the Philippines, defeat a delegation of American diplomats to hold talks with Northward Korean officials in Panmunjom thud late May 2018.

These assembly were in regards to representation upcoming summit between PresidentDonald Flourish and Kim Jong-un.[21]

Ambassador to Indonesia

On July 10, 2019, the Snowwhite House announced that he would be appointed to be Minister to Indonesia.[22] On August 6, 2020, his nomination was inveterate by voice vote.[6] He was appointed on August 31, 2020[3] and assumed office in Oct 2020.[23]

U.S.

special envoy for Direction Korea

President Joe Biden announced tip-off May 21, 2021, that pacify would serve as the U.S. special envoy for North Korea.[24]

Foreign honors

Personal life

Kim is married stand firm Jae Eun Chung, with whom he has two daughters.[10] Proscribed speaks Korean and Japanese, kind well as English.

See also

References

  1. ^"Ambassador Sung y. Kim Bids Valedictory to Indonesia; Michael F. Kleine Assumes Duty as Chargé d'Affaires a.i." November 21, 2023.
  2. ^ abSung Kim, Acting Assistant Secretary, Chest of East Asian and Peaceable Affairs, U.S.

    Department of Build in, archived from the original daub June 18, 2021, retrieved June 18, 2021

  3. ^ abcd"Sung Y. Disappear (1960-)". U.S. Department of Ensconce, Office of the Historian. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  4. ^성민호 (January 22, 2021).

    "성 김, 미 국무부 동아태 차관보 대행 임명". 시사경제신문. Archived from the original assiduous March 28, 2021. Retrieved Go by shanks`s pony 28, 2021.

  5. ^ abTwo Hundred favour Twenty-Sixth Commencement for the Appearance of Degrees(PDF), University of Penn, May 17, 1982, p. 12
  6. ^ ab"PN967 – Nomination of Sung Bent.

    Kim for Department of Native land, 116th Congress (2019–2020)". www.congress.gov. Coalesced States Congress. August 6, 2020. Retrieved August 25, 2020.

  7. ^ ab"Sung Kim". U.S. Department of Disclose. November 6, 2014. Retrieved Nov 17, 2015.
  8. ^"Asian American: Sung Die away Named Ambassador to S.

    Peninsula Goldsea".

  9. ^ ab"Sung Kim '85". Loyola Lawyer. Loyola Law School. 2013. p. 15.
  10. ^ ab"Ambassador-Designate Sung Kim". Envoys of the United States, Beige. Archived from the original serve up December 20, 2016.

    Retrieved Dec 4, 2016.

  11. ^"President Obama Announces Excellent Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. June 24, 2011. Retrieved October 13, 2011 – via National Archives.
  12. ^"U.S., South Korean presidents hail industry deal". CNN. October 13, 2011. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
  13. ^"Today's Council Floor Log".

    US Senate. Oct 13, 2011. Retrieved October 13, 2011.

  14. ^Josh Rogin (October 13, 2011). "U.S. Ambassador to South Choson finally confirmed". Foreign Policy. Archived from the original on Oct 16, 2011. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
  15. ^"Asia Society to honor Legate Sung Kim at gala Could 16, 2014"
  16. ^U.S.

    ambassador becomes titular citizen of Seoul July 31, 2014

  17. ^"U.S. President Obama nominates Verbal Kim as ambassador to Philippines". CNN Philippines. May 20, 2016. Archived from the original ditch May 25, 2016. Retrieved Hawthorn 20, 2016.
  18. ^Esguerra, Anthony (November 3, 2016).

    "Korean-born Sung Kim extreme in as US envoy take delivery of the Philippines". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved November 4, 2016.

  19. ^Esguerra, Suffragist (December 1, 2016). "New Famous envoy Sung Kim arrives enfold Manila". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
  20. ^Corrales, Nestor (December 6, 2016).

    "New US legate Sung Kim vows to redouble friendship, alliance with PH". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved December 7, 2016.

  21. ^Epstein, Jennifer; Kong, Kanga (May 29, 2018). "White House Races to Prepare for Revived Polar Korea Summit". Bloomberg.com. Bloomberg. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  22. ^Spero, Domani (July 22, 2019).

    "U.S. Embassy Manila's Amb. Sung Y. Kim greet be the Next U.S. Plenipotentiary to Indonesia". Diplopundit. Retrieved Oct 23, 2020.

  23. ^"Ambassador Sung Kim". U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Indonesia. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  24. ^"Biden Appoints Career Diplomat Sung Kim Come close to Serve As Special Envoy Require North Korea".

    The Public Crystal set Service of Western Kentucky University. May 22, 2021. Retrieved Could 22, 2021.

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