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Ban Ki-Moon

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Ban Ki-Moon , 1944-, South Korean diplomat, secretary-general of the United Nations (2007-), b. Chungju, grad. Seoul National Univ. (B.S., 1970), Kennedy School of Government, Harvard (M.P.A., 1985). A career diplomat, Ban held a series of posts in the South Korean foreign ministry and in its embassies abroad, including ambassador to Austria (1998-2000) and to the United Nations (2001-2) and minister of foreign affairs and trade (2004-6). In 2006 he was elected to succeed Kofi Annan as UN secretary-general. Author not available, BAN KI-MOON. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth... Read more

Ban Ki-moon
...in the U.S. on Sept. 11, 2001 ( September 11 attacks ). Ban succeeded Kofi Annan on Jan. 1, 2007, becoming the first...Burmese statesman U Thant held the office (1962–71). Ban faced a number of challenges, including the North Korean...the Darfur region of The Sudan, and reform of the UN. Ban ... Read more

United Nations Secretaries-General
...Norwegian 1946-53 Dag Hammarskjöld Swedish 1953-61 U Thant Burmese 1962-71 Kurt Waldheim Austrian 1972-81 Javier Pérez de Cuéllar Peruvian 1982-91 Boutros Boutros-Ghali Egyptian 1992-96 Kofi Annan Ghanaian 1997-2006 Ban Ki-Moon South Korean 2007- Read more

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	Fed: Rudd discusses Zimbabwe, Downer with Ban Ki-moon ; ...discusses Zimbabwe, Downer with Ban Ki-moon CANBERRA, July 1 AAP - Prime Minister...posting with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. A spokesman for the prime minister...productive 25-minute conversation with Mr Ban Ki-moon late last night. "The prime minister... Read more
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