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First Lady Kim Yoon-ok
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library
First Lady Kim Yoon-ok
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library

First Lady Kim Yoon-ok

South Korean, 1947
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Place ActiveSeoul, South Korea
Kim Yoon-ok is the spouse of Lee Myung-Bak, the 17th President of the Republic of Korea. She served as First Lady while her husband was in office, from February 2008 until February 2013. She is a South Korean academic administrator and culinary diplomat. One of her focuses while serving as First Lady was expanding Korea's national brand abroad through food and cultural heritage.