Background
Park, Soo Gil was born on October 18, 1933 in Seoul, Republic of Korea. Son of Byung Kyu Park and Oct Ju Yoon.
Park, Soo Gil was born on October 18, 1933 in Seoul, Republic of Korea. Son of Byung Kyu Park and Oct Ju Yoon.
Master of Arts, University Southern California, Los Angeles, 1969. Master of International Affairs, Columbia University, 1972.
Legal officer Republic of Korea Foreign Ministry, 1967—1998, chief Northeast Asia, 1973—1975, director general of treaty affairs branch, 1977—1980, deputy minister for political affairs, 1986—1988. Korean ambassador to Canada Canada, 1988—1991. Korean ambassador United Nations, Geneva, 1991—1993.
Chancellor Institute Foreign Policy and National Security, Seoul, 1993—1995. Permanent representative Republic of Korea to United Nations New York, 1995—1997. Head delegate of Korea United Nations Security Council, 1996—1997, president, 1997.
Special envoy of the president for the United Nations Reform, 1995—1999. Rector Institute Peace Studies Kyung Hu University, Seoul, since 2000. Special presidential envoy to Iran, Jordan, Oman, Qatar, 1994.
Member subcommission on the promotion and protection of human rights United Nations, Geneva, since 1999.
Married Jung Ja Suh, February 27, 1962. Children: Jin Hyuk, Sang Hyuk, Hyun Sun.