Choi Young-jin

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Choi Young-jin
Choi Young-jin in 2012
South Korean Ambassador to the United States
In office
8 March 2012 – 28 May 2013
PresidentLee Myung-bak
Preceded byHan Duck-soo
Succeeded byAhn Ho-young
Personal details
Born (1948-03-29) 29 March 1948 (age 76)
Seoul, South Korea
Alma materYonsei University
Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University
Korean name
Hangul
최영진
Hanja
崔英鎭
Revised RomanizationChoe Yeong-jin
McCune–ReischauerCh'oe Yŏng-jin

Choi Young-jin (Korean: 최영진, Choe Yeongjin; born 29 March 1948) is a South Korean career diplomat who served as South Korean Ambassador to the United States from 2012 to 2013, when he was succeeded by Ahn Ho-young.[1]

He is also the former Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in October 2007, as successor of Pierre Schori from Sweden.[2] He has been succeeded by Bert Koenders
from the Netherlands in August 2011.

He is currently a Distinguished Professor at Yonsei University's Graduate School of International Studies.[3]

Early life and education

Choi Young-jin was born on 29 March 1948 in

University of Paris I (Panthéon-Sorbonne), respectively, in 1980 and 1985 and his bachelor's degree with distinction from the Department of International Relations, Yonsei University in 1973.[4] Prior to these studies, Choi had studied medicine at the Severance Medical College in Korea for four years.[5]

Career

A career diplomat, before being appointed Special representative of the Secretary-General for Côte d'Ivoire, Choi has served in various capacities in the foreign service of the

non-proliferation
, and democracy and human rights.

From 1998 to 1999, Choi was Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations at the United Nations, responsible for overseeing planning and support for 17 peacekeeping operations, including those in

Democratic Republic of the Congo
. From 1995 to 1997, Choi was Deputy Executive Director,
Korean Embassy
in Washington, D.C., from 1988 to 1990.

In 2007, he was a resident diplomat scholar at the

Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University
, Boston, Massachusetts.

Côte d'Ivoire

In his capacity as Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Côte d'Ivoire, Choi was mandated by the United Nations Security Council (resolution 1765 of 16 July 2007) to certify the

Ivorian presidential elections
, which took place on 31 October 2010 (first round) and 28 November 2010 (second round). His certification was the first ever in Africa and widely recognized as having been instrumental in dissipating the confusion regarding the results of the presidential elections.

During the ensuing post-electoral crisis that lasted about four months from early December 2010 to early April 2011, Choi led the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) under trying circumstances as the outgoing president,

United Nations Peacekeeping
and were also considered as pivotal in bringing about the dénouement of the Ivorian post-electoral crisis several days later.

Publication

References

  1. ^ "Ambassador from South Korea: Who Is Choi Young-jin?". AllGov. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  2. ^ "SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS CHOI YOUNG-JIN OF REPUBLIC OF KOREA AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR CÔTE D'IVOIRE". United Nations. 24 October 2007. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  3. ^ "Welcome to Yonsei GSIS". gsis.yonsei.ac.kr. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Welcome to Yonsei GSIS". gsis.yonsei.ac.kr. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Welcome to Yonsei GSIS". gsis.yonsei.ac.kr. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  6. ^ "SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS CHOI YOUNG-JIN OF REPUBLIC OF KOREA AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR CÔTE D'IVOIRE | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases". www.un.org. Retrieved 1 February 2019.

External links

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Choi S.
 Ambassador of
Republic of Korea to Austria

2002–2003 		Succeeded by
Cho C.
Preceded by UN Secretary-General's Special Representative
and Head of ONUCI
2007–2011 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Ambassador of Republic of Korea to United States
2012–2013 		Succeeded by
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