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Ban Soon-taek
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library
Ban Soon-taek
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library

Ban Soon-taek

South Korean, 1945
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Place ActiveSeoul, South Korea
Place ActiveNew York, New York, United States
Ban Soon-taek is a humanitarian who has worked to advance women's and children's causes and worked diplomatically as the spouse of the United Nations Secretary-General from 2007 until 2016 while her husband, Ban Ki-moon, filled the role.