Ban Ki-moon's message

Ban Ki-moon was born on June 1944 in a small town in Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea. Since 1980s, Ban Ki-moon has successively held important positions in the Korean Embassy in the United States and the United Nations Mission in new york. In 2004, he became the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Korea.

Advantages: During his extensive contacts with foreign ministers of China, the United States, Russia and Japan, Ban Ki-moon has established good relations of cooperation and trust with the diplomatic circles of various countries, which has enabled him to establish a good international reputation and accumulate important political capital. As a professional diplomat, Ban Ki-moon knows both English and French. He has served in the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs for nearly 40 years and performed well. Analysts say that he is gentle in speech and knows how to improvise, and is considered moderate and pragmatic.

Disadvantages: Ban Ki-moon was opposed by Japan in the election of Secretary-General. So far, the American government has not expressed strong support for him. It is reported that this is because Washington thinks he is too weak on the North Korean issue.