Sung Kim was born in Seoul, South of Korea in 1960 to a South Korean diplomat and moved to the United States in 1973 following his father"s posting in Tokyo. Kim grew up in Los Angeles and is a graduate of University of Pennsylvania (Bachelor), Loyola Law School (Juris Doctor), London School of Economics (Master"s degree).
University of Pennsylvania. London School of Economics.
He previously served as the United States and the United States. Special Envoy for the Six-Party Talks. Before joining the United States Foreign Service at the State Department, Kim worked as public prosecutor at the Los Angeles County District Attorney"s office. He then worked as Staff Assistant in the Bureau of East Asia and Pacific Affairs in Washington, District of Columbia
Kim was then assigned to United States Embassy in Seoul and worked as the Chief of Political Military Affairs.
His other assignments were to Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong. Back in Washington, he was appointed Director of the Office of Korean Affairs and served in the position from August 2006 to July 2008.
On June 24, 2011, President Obama nominated Kim to be the United States. Ambassador to the Republic of of Korea. However, Kim"s nomination stalled after United States. Senator.
Jon Kyl placed a hold on Kim"s nomination over concerns not with Kim but with United States. policy toward North of Korea.
On October 13, 2011 Kyl lifted his hold on Kim"s nomination and the Senate confirmed Kim by unanimous consent. Kim completed his assignment to South of Korea in late October 2014 and returned to the United States, where he was expected to continue to work on diplomacy involving East Asia. Mark Lippert was sworn in to succeed Kim as ambassador on October
24, 2014, in Washington.
He then served as a Political Officer in Tokyo, Japan. On July 31, 2008 he was appointed Special Envoy for the Six-Party talks and accorded the rank of an ambassador after confirmation of nomination by the United States. Senate.
