Cho Yoon-je
Order25th
Ambassador fromSouth Korean
Countrythe United States
Term start30 August 2017
Term end25 October 2019
Ambassador from 2South Korean
Country 2United Kingdom
Term start 22005
Term end 22008
President 2Roh Moo-hyun
Lee Myung-bak
PresidentMoon Jae-in
PredecessorAhn Ho-young
SuccessorLee Soo-hyuck
Birth date22 February 1952 (age 74)
Birth placeBusan, South Korea
ProfessionEconomist
Alma materSeoul National University (BA)
Stanford University (MA, PhD)

Cho Yoon-je (Korean: 조윤제; born 22 February 1952) is a South Korean diplomat who served as the South Korean ambassador to the United States between 2017 and 2019.[1] He was appointed as South Korea's ambassador to the U.S. in 2017 by South Korean president Moon Jae-in.[2]

Biography

Cho attended Seoul National University and graduated with a bachelor's degree in economics in 1976. He subsequently earned a Master of Arts and a PhD from Stanford University in 1984.[3]

Cho is known for his deep and wide expertise on the global economy and finance.[4] He accumulated his experience in the economic and financial fields by working at such global organizations as the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and the International Monetary Fund.[5] Cho served as Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 2005 to 2008 and as an economic adviser to former President Roh Moo-hyun from 2003 to 2005.[6] He also headed Moon Jae-in's policy think tank during the 2017 South Korean presidential election.[7] He is also an honorary professor of international studies at Sogang University.[8][9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2020-10-17. Retrieved 2020-01-09.
  2. ^ "Prof. Cho Yoon-je named S. Korean ambassador to US". The Korea Times. 2017-08-30. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  3. ^ Ha, Mathew (2017-09-01). "Impact Player: Cho Yoon-je"
  4. ^ "New Korean ambassador to US calls for strategic diplomacy". The Korea Herald. 2017-11-15. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  5. ^ "(profile) S. Korea's next ambassador to U.S. known for economic expertise". Yonhap News Agency. August 30, 2017.
  6. ^ "Impact Player: Cho Yoon-je". www.csis.org. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  7. ^ "Cho Yoon-je going to Washington, Victor Cha coming to Seoul". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  8. ^ "Prof. Cho Yoon-je named S. Korean ambassador to US". The Korea Times. 30 August 2017. Archived from the original on March 16, 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  9. ^ Myo-ja, Ser (30 August 2018). "Cho Yoon-je going to Washington, Victor Cha coming to Seoul". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 16 March 2018.