Date of Birth June 13, 1944 Place of Birth Eumseong, North Chungcheong Province Education 1985 M.A. John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University 1970 B.A. International Relations, Seoul National University Career Oct. 2006 Elected the next United Nations secretary-general Jan. 2004-present Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Feb. 2003-Jan. 2004 Presidential Advisor for Foreign Affairs Jan. 2000-Mar. 2001 Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs May 1998-Jan. 2000 Ambassador to Austria Jun. 1990-Jun. 1992 Director General, North American Affairs Bureau , Ministry of Foreign Affairs Jul. 1987-May 1990 Counselor, Korean Embassy in Washington, DC 1970 Passed Foreign Service Examination