Pak Kil-yon

Pak He has served in the North Korean diplomatic corps since 1969, when he was Consul to the embassy in Myanmar.He subsequently served in Singapore, and then domestically as the director-general of the American Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.He subsequently served as ambassador to countries including Colombia and Cambodia, before taking his present post.During this time, he has called for the UN to prevent Japan from obtaining a permanent seat on the Security Council.[3] Following the 2006 North Korean nuclear test, Pak made headlines when he said that the United Nations should "congratulate" his country's scientists and researchers on their achievement, instead of issuing what he called "notorious, useless and reckless resolutions.
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