Kim Yong-shik

Kim Yong-shik (Korean: 김용식; November 11, 1913 – March 31, 1995) was a South Korean lawyer and diplomat.

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Kim Yong-shik
김용식
President of the Seoul Olympic Organizing Committee
In office
November 2, 1981 – July 11, 1983
IOC PresidentJuan Antonio Samaranch
Succeeded byRoh Tae-woo
Chair of the Seoul Olympic Organizing Committee
In office
November 2, 1981 – July 11, 1983
Preceded byCommittee established
Succeeded byRoh Tae-woo
Personal details
Born(1913-11-11)11 November 1913
Tōei, Keishōnan-dō, Korea
(today Tongyeong, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea)
Died31 March 1995(1995-03-31) (aged 81)
Seoul, South Korea
OccupationLawyer, politician
Korean name
Hangul
김용식
Hanja
金溶植
Revised RomanizationGim Yong-sik
McCune–ReischauerKim Yongsik
In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Personal life

Kim's younger brother was Korean author Kim Yong-ik. He graduated from the Law College of Chuo University in Tokyo in 1937.

Career

He twice served as Foreign Minister of South Korea (in 1962 and from 1971 to 1973) and also held the posts of National Unification Minister (1973–1974) and Minister without Portfolio (1963). Kim's diplomatic career began with posts as Consul in Hong Kong and Honolulu, and progressed with assignments as Minister of the South Korean embassies to Japan (1951–1957) and France (May 16, 1957 – September 10, 1958), and then Minister with the Korean mission in Geneva.[1] He then became Ambassador to Great Britain, concurrently to the Scandinavian countries (1961–1962), to the Philippines (1962–1963), to the United Nations, concurrently Canada (1964–1970), and to the United States (1977–1981).[2][3] He was also special assistant to the President of the Republic of Korea for Foreign Affairs (1970–1971).

Upon his retirement from the foreign service, Kim took the posts of President of the Republic of Korea National Red Cross, Chairman of the Committee for Promotion of Home Visits by Overseas Koreans, Chairman of the Committee for Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of Korean US Relations.

References
  1. "Kim, Yong Shik".
  2. "駐美大使 柳炳賢씨내정 (Yu Byung-hyun nominated as ambassador to U.S.)". Dong-A Ilbo. 1981-05-15. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  3. "New ambassador chosen by Korea". The Day. 1981-05-21. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
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