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His Excellency
Oh Joon
His Excellency Oh Joon
오준
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
President	Park Geun-hye; Hwang Kyo-ahn (Acting)
Secretary-General	Ban Ki-moon
Succeeded by	Cho Tae-yul
South Korean Ambassador to Singapore
	In office; 2010–2013
President	Lee Myung-bak; Park Geun-hye
Personal details
Born	4 October 1955 (age 68); Seoul, Republic of Korea
Nationality	South Korean
Spouse	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)

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 edit

^ "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.

His Excellency Oh Joon
오준

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-yul
South Korean Ambassador to Singapore
In office 2010–2013
President	Lee Myung-bak Park Geun-hye

Personal details
Born	4 October 1955 (1955-10-04) (age 68) Seoul, Republic of Korea
Nationality	South Korean
Spouse	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)