Julie J. Chung

Julie Chung
United States Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives
Assumed office
February 25, 2022
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byAlaina B. Teplitz
Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs
In office
January 20, 2021 – August 3, 2021
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byMichael Kozak
Succeeded byRicardo Zúñiga
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs
In office
November 2018[1] – January 20, 2021
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byKenneth H. Merten
Succeeded byHugo Rodriguez
Deputy Chief of Mission, United States Embassy Phnom Penh
In office
2014–2017
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byJeff Daigle
Succeeded byMichael Newbill
Personal details
Born
Chung Ji-yoon

1973 (age 50–51)[2]
Seoul, South Korea
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of California, San Diego (BA)
Columbia University (MA)
Korean name
Hangul
정지윤
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJeong Ji-yun
McCune–ReischauerChŏng Chi-yun

Julie Jiyoon Chung (Korean줄리 정, birth 1973[2]), birth name as Chung Ji-yoon (Korean정지윤; Hanja鄭智允),[4][5][3] is a Korean-American diplomat who has served as the United States Ambassador to Sri Lanka since 2022. She previously served as Acting Assistant Secretary and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the United States Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA).[1] Her first overseas assignment was in Guangzhou, China. Chung has later served in several posts in Japan, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Colombia and Iraq.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "Julie J. Chung: Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs". U.S. Department of State. Archived from the original on 2020-11-25. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
  2. ^ a b "줄리지윤정, CHUNG JIYOON JULIE". Chosun Ilbo. Archived from the original on 2022-04-08. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
  3. ^ a b 鄭藍 (Lan Cheng) (1996). "第四章 抄家後來訪者". 馨香的事奉-林獻羔見證 [A Fragrant Devotion: A firm conviction of Samuel Lamb in God]. 天道書樓. ISBN 978-962-208-190-1. 8月7日,美領事吳錫麟與夫人、副領事鄭智允來訪。 [Visit by U.S. consul Melvin T.L. Ang and vice consul Julie Jiyoon Chung on August 7.]
  4. ^ 백승재 (2004-01-05). "〔사람들〕 화성 탐사선 핵심 기술은 '메이드 인 코리아'" [Core Technology of the Space Probe for Mars is 'Made in Korea']. Chosun Ilbo. Archived from the original on 2020-11-25. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
  5. ^ 이명조 (2004-01-11). "<연합초대석> 재미 우주과학자 정재훈 박사" [Dr. Jay H. Chung, an interesting Space Scientist]. Yonhap News Agency (YNA). Archived from the original on 2020-11-25. Retrieved 2020-11-26.