Joseph Y. Yun
Joseph Y. Yun | |
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Yun in 2025 | |
| U.S. Chargé d'Affaires to South Korea | |
| Assumed office January 10, 2025 | |
| President | Joe Biden Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Philip S. Goldberg |
| U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Compact Negotiations | |
| In office March 22, 2022 – October 22, 2023 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| United States Special Representative for North Korea Policy | |
| In office October 17, 2016 – March 2, 2018 | |
| President | Barack Obama Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Sung Kim |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Biegun |
| 19th United States Ambassador to Malaysia | |
| In office October 3, 2013 – October 14, 2016 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Paul W. Jones |
| Succeeded by | Kamala Shirin Lakhdhir |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Yun Yuo-sang August 29, 1954 Seoul, South Korea |
| Spouse | Melanie Billings-Yun |
| Education | Cardiff University (BS) London School of Economics (MS, MPhil) |
Joseph Yuosang Yun is the acting US Ambassador to South Korea. His previous assignment was as U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Compact Negotiations, appointed in March 2022 by President Joe Biden to negotiate amendments to the Compact of Free Association (CFA), the agreement governing the relationship between the United States and the Freely Associated States (FAS) of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Palau.
A 33-year career diplomat and negotiator, Yun is an expert on Asia-Pacific affairs, having served multiple tours throughout the region and within the State Department. Previous assignments include U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Policy, U.S. Ambassador to Malaysia, and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the State Department Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, He is recognized as one of the nation's leading experts on North Korea, as well as on broader East Asian policy.