Tae-Hyun Yoon

Background

Yoon, Tae-Hyun was born on January 17, 1936 in Pyongyang, Republic of Korea. Son of Juan and María Magdalena (Kim) Yoon.

Education

Degree in foreign studies, U. Hankuk, Seoul, Korea, 1960; degree in political science, U. Madrid, 1962; Doctor of Philosophy in Political Sciences, U. Madrid, 1964.

Career

Associate professor, Hankuk U., Seoul, 1964-1970; cultural and press attache, Korean Embassy, Buenos Aires, 1970-1975; cultural and press attache, Korean Embassy, Mexico, 1975-1981; minister, Korean Embassy, Mexico, 1981-1984; AE & P, Korean Embassy, Quito, Ecuador, 1984-1989; AE & P, Korean Embassy, Lima, Peru, 1989-1992; ambassador, minister foreign affairs, Korean Embassy, Seoul, 1992; AE & P, Korean Embassy, Caracas, Venezuela, since 1992.

Achievements

• Tae-Hyun Yoon has been listed as a noteworthy Ambassador by Marquis Who's Who.

Interests

• Avocations: golf, walking.

Connections

Married Mercedes López, February 22, 1964. Children: Mercedes, Antonio, Natalia, Monica, María Elena.

Father:

Juan Yoon

Mother:

María Magdalena (Kim) Yoon

Spouse:

Mercedes López

child:

María Elena Yoon

child:

Natalia Yoon

child:

Mercedes Yoon

child:

Antonio Yoon

child:

Monica Yoon