Chan-Joon Sohn

Background

Chan-Joon was born on September 25, 1949, in Sichuan, Republic of Korea.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Gyungsang National University, Jinju-Si, Korea, 1973. Master of Public Administration, Busan (Korea) National University, 1975. Master of Arts in Economics, State University of New York, Binghamton, 1983. Diploma in Policy Studies, Seoul (Korea) National University, 1995.

Career

Deputy director Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Seoul, 1975-1980, director for international cooperation and trade, 1980-1989, director general for agricultural cooperative and trade, 1994-1995, director general food grain policy, 1996. Secretary to president Blue House, 1989-1991. Special program officer United Nations International Fund, Rome, 1992-1993. Counselor Embassy of Korea in the United States of America, Washington, since 1997.

Interests

• Playing tennis, golf, listening to music, calligraphy.

Connections

Married Gum-Sook Park, October 22, 1977. Children: Seuk-Min, Woo-Seung.

Spouse:

Gum-Sook Park

child:

Woo Seung Sohn

child:

Seuk Min Sohn