Paik Ji-ah

Paik Ji-ah (; born 1 January 1963) is South Korean Ambassador to United Nations and the other international organizations in Geneva. She was previously the president of the Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security of the Korea National Diplomatic Academy, South Korea. She is the first woman to be appointed to a deputy minister-level post in the South Korean Foreign Ministry.

Career Jan. 1985: Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Jan. 1991: Consul, Consulate General of South Korea, New York, United States Aug. 1992: Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of South Korea to the United Nations in New York, United States Dec. 1998: First Secretary, Embassy of South Korea, Bangkok, Kingdom of Thailand Feb. 2001: Secondment to the Office of the President Feb. 2002: Director, Human Rights and Social Affairs Division, Office of Policy Planning and International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) Dec. 2003: Counsellor, Permanent Mission of South Korea to the United Nations Office and Other International Organizations in Geneva, Switzerland Jun. 2006: Minister-Counsellor, Embassy of South Korea, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Jul. 2009: Deputy Director-General, International Organizations Bureau, MOFAT Oct. 2009: Concurrently Commissioned as Ambassador for Population Issues, MOFAT Aug. 2010: Director-General for International Organizations, MOFAT Dec. 2012: Ambassador-at-large for the Security Council Affairs, MOFAT Apr. 2013: Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of South Korea to the United Nations in New York, United States Nov. 2015: Ambassador for International Security Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Mar. 2016: Deputy Minister for Planning and Coordination, MOFA Feb. 2017: President of the Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security, Korea National Diplomatic Academy (KNDA), MOFA Apr. 2018: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United Nations Office and Other International Organizations in Geneva, Switzerland