Wan J. Kim

Wan J. Kim
2005 official portrait
Assistant United States Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division
In office
November 9, 2005 – August 31, 2007
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byAlexander Acosta
Succeeded byTom Perez
Personal details
BornSeoul, South Korea
EducationJohns Hopkins University (B.A.)
University of Chicago (J.D.)
OccupationAttorney
Wan J. Kim
Hangul
김완주[1]
Revised RomanizationGim Wanju
McCune–ReischauerKim Wanju

Wan J. Kim (born 1968) is an American attorney and former government official who served as Assistant United States Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division in the Department of Justice from November 9, 2005, to August 31, 2007. Born in Seoul, South Korea, Kim is the first immigrant to serve as Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice, and is the first Korean American ever to become an Assistant Attorney General. On August 23, 2007, Kim announced that he was leaving the agency for the private sector.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ "김완주씨 "무일푼서 일군 아메리칸 드림"", Kyunghyang Shinmun, 2005-07-29, retrieved 2011-09-30
  2. ^ Eggen, Dan (August 24, 2007). "Head of Civil Rights Division to Leave Justice Department". Washington Post. pp. A07.
  3. ^ Shenon, Philip (August 24, 2007). "Civil Rights Division Head Resigning at Justice Dept". New York Times.
  4. ^ "Statement of Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales on the Resignation of Assistant Attorney General Wan J. Kim". Office of Public Affairs, United States Department of Justice. August 23, 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-20.