Ja Song-nam explained

Birth Date:28 March 1954
Birth Place:Taedong County, South Pyongan Province, North Korea
Occupation:Diplomat
Office:Permanent Representative to the United Nations
Predecessor:Sin Son-ho
Hangul:자성남
Rr:Ja Seongnam
Mr:Cha Sŏngnam
Context:north

Ja Song-nam (Korean: 자성남, born 28 March 1954) is a North Korean diplomat. Ja was North Korea's Permanent Representative to the United Nations between February 2014 and 2018. Between 2006 and 2011, he served as North Korean Ambassador to the United Kingdom.

Early life and career

Ja Song-nam was born on 28 March 1954.[1]

Ja graduated from the Pyongyang University of Foreign Studies in 1983. He then served as the Director-General of the Department for National Reunification Affairs and Director of the Institute for Disarmament and Peace of the Foreign Ministry of North Korea from 2005 to 2006. He was a Senior Researcher in the Ministry from 2004 to 2005. He was a Counsellor at his country's Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York from 2000 to 2004. Between 2006 and 2011, he served as North Korean Ambassador to the United Kingdom.[1]

Ja became North Korea's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in February 2014,[1] replacing Sin Son-ho.[2] He continued in that post until he was replaced by in 2018.[3] [4]

Personal life

Ja is married and has children.[1]

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: New Permanent Representative of Democratic People's Republic of Korea Presents Credentials. 28 February 2014. United Nations.
  2. Web site: United Nations Permanent Representative . DPR-Korea New Zealand . 5 December 2020 . 21 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201221222248/https://dprkorea.org.nz/dprk-embassy/dprk-un-mission/united-nations-permanent-representative/ . dead .
  3. https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korean-envoy-to-united-nations-to-be-replaced-sources North Korean envoy to United Nations to be replaced: Sources
  4. Web site: North Korea appoints Kim Song as new ambassador to United Nations . AP . South China Morning Post . 29 September 2018 . 6 March 2019 .