Ban Ki-moon Ban Ki-moon (? , 1944 June 13-), diplomat and politician of the Republic of Korea.

On June 9th, 2006, 10, the UN Security Council voted Pan to replace Annan, becoming the eighth UN Secretary-General and the second UN Secretary-General from Asia. He will take office as Secretary-General of the United Nations on June 5438+1 October1,2007, until his term expires on February 3, 2007. 2006 10 19 Ban Ki-moon submitted his resignation as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade to South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun.

[edit] resume

Ban Ki-moon was born in Yincheng County. 1970 graduated from Seoul National University in February, passed the senior diplomat exam in February of the same year, and joined the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs in March of the same year. 1972 served as deputy consul of the Korean embassy in India, and 1974 was promoted to second secretary.

Sent by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to study at Kennedy School of Administration of Harvard University,1graduated in April 1985 with a master's degree in public administration. 1April, 1985, served as Secretary of Diplomatic Etiquette of the Prime Minister; 1In July, 1987, he served as Consul General of the Embassy in the United States; 1June, 1990, Director of the Americas Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; 1February 1992 as special assistant to the foreign minister; 1In July, 1992, he was appointed as the ambassador to the United States. 1996165438+10 President Jin Yongsan's Diplomatic Security Responsibility, Special Secretary to the President. In June 2000, he was promoted to the position of Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade. In May 2006, he served as ambassador to the United Nations, and in February 2002, he served as ambassador without post. In February 2003, he served as foreign policy assistant to President Roh Moo-hyun, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade in June 2004, and Secretary-General of the United Nations in 2007.

Ban Ki-moon (1944 jun 13-) is a diplomat and politician of the Republic of Korea, and is currently the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Biographical notes

Ban Ki-moon 1970 graduated from Seoul National University in February, passed the senior diplomat exam in February of the same year, and joined the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs in March of the same year. 1972 served as deputy consul of the Korean embassy in India, and 1974 was promoted to second secretary.

In June 2000, he was promoted to vice minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade; in May 2006, he served as ambassador to the United Nations, 5438+0; in February 2002, he served as ambassador at large; in February 2003, he served as assistant foreign policy officer of President Roh Moo-hyun; and in June 2004, he served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Foreign Minister).

In 2006, participating in the election of the Secretary-General of the United Nations was one of the favourites to win the championship.

Xinhua News Agency, United Nations, 65438+1October 2-On the afternoon of the 2nd, the Security Council held the fourth round of intentional voting on the candidate for the next UN Secretary-General. Ban Ki-moon, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Korea, won 14, and it is basically a foregone conclusion to replace Annan as the next UN Secretary-General.

In the voting held that day, Ban Ki-moon received 14 and 1 vote, and all five permanent members of the Security Council expressed their support for Ban Ki-moon. Bolton, the permanent representative of the United States to the United Nations, told the press after the vote that the Security Council will formally recognize today's voting result at its meeting on the 9th and submit this decision to the current UN General Assembly for voting.

According to the relevant regulations of the United Nations, a candidate for the Secretary-General of the United Nations must obtain at least 9 votes from the Security Council 15 members, and can only be nominated by the Security Council without opposition from permanent members.

Xinhua News Agency: South Korea's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Ban Ki-moon continued to lead in the fourth round of intentional voting held by the Security Council on the candidate for the next UN Secretary-General, and won the "encouragement" votes of all five permanent members.

South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon announced his candidacy for the UN Secretary-General on June 5, 2004. He is an experienced diplomat who was praised for his skillful handling of the deadlock over the North Korean nuclear issue and the recent tensions between South Korea, the United States and South Korea.

Although Ban Ki-moon may lack the charm of Kofi Annan, the current UN Secretary-General, he is an affable diplomat from Harvard. He is 6 1 year old and has worked in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for 36 years. He has a wide knowledge of world affairs.

Ban Ki-moon was born in 1944, graduated from Seoul National University, a famous Korean university, and became a diplomat in 1970. He continued to study at Harvard Kennedy School of Government.

When Ban Ki-moon announced his candidacy for the UN Secretary-General, he said: "In my 36-year public career, 10 was directly related to the work of the UN."

1978 to 1980 served as the first secretary of the Korean embassy in new york, and 1980 to 1983 served as the director of the United Nations Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

From 200 1 year, he served as the Korean ambassador to the United Nations for two years and served as the Chief Cabinet Secretary of the President of the 56th United Nations General Assembly.

He can speak English and French, but he says he is strengthening his French expression.

He said: "I was a diplomat when I was young. I spoke French very well, but now I am not so fluent."

Since 2003, he has served as a foreign policy adviser to South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun for one year, and devoted himself to resolving the deadlock over the North Korean nuclear issue.

In 2004, Ban Ki-moon became foreign minister, when the relationship between the United States and South Korea was going through an uncertain period.

While he is committed to improving the relationship between South Korea and the United States, he must also deal with the deteriorating relationship between South Korea and Japan, especially the controversy caused by Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's visit to the Yasukuni Shrine.

According to comprehensive media reports, members of the UN Security Council have unanimously agreed that the successor of current Secretary-General Annan should be elected before the end of 10. This timetable gives the current leader of the Secretary-General's campaign, South Korea's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Ban Ki-moon, an advantage.

In the past, the election of the new Secretary-General of the United Nations was usually postponed until June+February, 5438, and then a new Secretary-General was elected. However, diplomats revealed that now they want to give Annan's successor a few months to prepare, instead of being elected two weeks before taking office.

The UN Security Council has conducted two rounds of informal voting before, and Ban Ki-moon keeps ahead. Of the members of the Security Council 15, 14 expressed support, and only one member expressed disagreement.

On 27 September, the Security Council decided to hold two more rounds of informal voting on 28 September and12 October. In the vote on September 28, candidates will only know "encouraging" and "discouraging" their own country's votes.

In the election on June 5438+1October 2, the five permanent members of the Security Council will indicate whether they support or oppose a candidate in different colors from the non-permanent members. Any "no" of a permanent member almost declares a candidate out.

According to the UN Charter, the Security Council will nominate a candidate to the UN General Assembly, which has 192 members, and the latter usually successfully approves the candidate proposed by the Security Council.

At present, most countries support the Secretary-General's "regional rotation system" and believe that the current Secretary-General should be Asian.

There are now seven candidates running for the new UN Secretary-General, namely: Ban Ki-moon, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of South Korea; Indian Shashi tharoor, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations; Thai Deputy Prime Minister Suraj Shatin Thai; Jayantha Dhanapala, Sri Lankan, former UN Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs; Prince Zaid of Jordan and Permanent Representative to the United Nations; President of Latvia Vaira Vikai-Freiberga; And former Afghan Finance Minister Ashraf Ghani.

John bolton, the US ambassador to the United Nations, told the Associated Press that the United States preferred to choose one of the above seven candidates, but he did not disclose the specific candidate. However, an anonymous US official said, "Among the seven candidates, the United States prefers Ban Ki-moon, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of South Korea." (Zhongxin. Com, September 28th)

Resume:

●1944 June 13 was born in Chungju, central Korea.

● 1970 graduated from the Department of Foreign Affairs, Seoul National University, Korea.

● 1972 to 1996, successively served as Korean diplomat in New Delhi, director-general of the United Nations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, director-general of the Americas, deputy minister in charge of foreign policy planning, Korean representative to the United Nations and ambassador to Austria.

● 1985 obtained a master's degree from Kennedy School of Politics, Harvard University, USA.

● 1996 1 1 served as the chief secretary of diplomatic security in the secretarial office of the presidential office, and later served as the foreign policy adviser of the president.

● In 2004, 65438+ 10, and in June, 65438+,he became the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Korea.

1October 13, the sixty-first session of the General Assembly held a plenary meeting, 192 representatives of Member States adopted the appointment resolution by acclamation. Ban Ki-moon was officially appointed as the eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations.