Paik Ji-ah
Paik Ji-ah (Korean: 백지아; Hanja: 白芝娥; born 1 January 1963)[1] is South Korean Ambassador to United Nations and the other international organizations in Geneva. She was previously the president of the Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security of the Korea National Diplomatic Academy, South Korea.[2] She is the first woman to be appointed to a deputy minister-level post in the South Korean Foreign Ministry.[3][4]
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Paik Ji-ah (left)
Career
- Jan. 1985: Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)
- Jan. 1991: Consul, Consulate General of South Korea, New York, United States
- Aug. 1992: Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of South Korea to the United Nations in New York, United States
- Dec. 1998: First Secretary, Embassy of South Korea, Bangkok, Kingdom of Thailand
- Feb. 2001: Secondment to the Office of the President
- Feb. 2002: Director, Human Rights and Social Affairs Division, Office of Policy Planning and International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT)
- Dec. 2003: Counsellor, Permanent Mission of South Korea to the United Nations Office and Other International Organizations in Geneva, Switzerland
- Jun. 2006: Minister-Counsellor, Embassy of South Korea, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Jul. 2009: Deputy Director-General, International Organizations Bureau, MOFAT
- Oct. 2009: Concurrently Commissioned as Ambassador for Population Issues, MOFAT
- Aug. 2010: Director-General for International Organizations, MOFAT
- Dec. 2012: Ambassador-at-large for the Security Council Affairs, MOFAT
- Apr. 2013: Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of South Korea to the United Nations in New York, United States
- Nov. 2015: Ambassador for International Security Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)
- Mar. 2016: Deputy Minister for Planning and Coordination, MOFA
- Feb. 2017: President of the Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security, Korea National Diplomatic Academy (KNDA), MOFA
- Apr. 2018: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United Nations Office and Other International Organizations in Geneva, Switzerland[1]
References
- "백지아(국영문).pdf", 주 제네바유엔및국제기구 특명전권대사 백지아 [Paik Ji-ah, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United Nations Officeand Other International Organizations in Geneva], Ministry of Foreign Affairs (South Korea), 2018-04-27, archived from the original on 2019-08-06, retrieved 2019-08-06
- Senior Officials. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- "Foreign Ministry appoints female diplomat for deputy minister post". English.yonhapnews.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
- "South Korean Foreign Ministry Appoints Female Diplomat Park Ji Ah". Koogle TV. 2016-03-25. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
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