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UN chief hopes for Syria conference in early June
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is holding out hope that an international conference to negotiate a peaceful resolution to the Syrian civil war will be...
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Obama Urges North Korea to End Belligerence
President Obama on Thursday urged North Korea to end its brazen nuclear threats against the U.S. and its allies, warning the communist regime that his admi...
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| Ban Ki-moon 반기문 潘基文 |
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| Ban in January 2008, at a World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland. | |
| Secretary-General of the United Nations | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 1 January 2007 |
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| Deputy | Asha-Rose Migiro Jan Eliasson (current) |
| Preceded by | Kofi Annan |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade | |
| In office 17 January 2004 – 1 December 2006 |
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| President | Roh Moo-hyun |
| Prime Minister | Goh Kun Lee Hae-chan Han Duck-soo Han Myeong-sook |
| Preceded by | Yoon Young-kwan |
| Succeeded by | Song Min-soon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 June 1944 [1] Eumseong County, North Chungcheong Province, Japanese Korea (now Eumseong County, South Korea) |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Spouse(s) | Yoo Soon-taek |
| Children | 3[citation needed] |
| Alma mater | Seoul National University (B.A.) Harvard University (M.P.A.) |
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