Who is Ban Ki-moon?
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The Secretary-General was born in the Republic of Korea on 13 June 1944.
He
received a bachelor's degree in international relations from
Seoul National University in 1970.
In 1985, he earned a master's degree in public
administration from the Kennedy School of Government at
Harvard University.
At the time of his election as Secretary-General, Mr.
Ban was his country's Minister
of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
His 37 years of service with the
Ministry included postings in New Delhi, Washington D.C.
and Vienna, and
responsibility for a variety of portfolios, including Foreign Policy
Adviser to the President, Chief National Security Adviser to the President, Deputy
Minister for Policy Planning and Director-General of
American Affairs.
Mr.
Ban’s ties to the United Nations date back to 1975, when he worked for the
Foreign Ministry's United Nations Division.
That work
expanded over the years, with assignments that included service as Chairman of
the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear
Test Ban Treaty Organization and Chef de Cabinet during the Republic of Korea's
2001-2002 presidency of the UN General Assembly.
Mr.
Ban
has also been actively involved in issues relating to inter-Korean relations.
The Secretary-General speaks English, French and Korean.
He and his wife, Madam
Yoo (Ban) Soon-taek, whom he met in high school in 1962,
have one son, two daughters and three grandchildren.
Since 2007, Mrs.
Ban has
devoted her attention to women’s and children’s health,
including autism, the elimination of violence against women, and the campaign to
prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV/AIDS.
Ban Ki-moon is the eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations.
His priorities
have been to mobilize world leaders around a set of new
global challenges, from climate change and economic upheaval to pandemics and
increasing pressures involving food, energy and water.
He
has sought to be a bridge-builder, to give voice to the world’s poorest and most
vulnerable people, and to strengthen the Organization itself.
"I grew up in war", the Secretary-General has said, "and saw the United Nations
help my country to recover and rebuild.
That experience was a
big part of what led me to pursue a career in public service.
As Secretary-General, I
am determined to see this Organization deliver tangible,
meaningful results that advance peace, development and human rights."
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