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# Kim Song 김성 

alive 67 years old 

Permanent Representative of the DPRK to the United Nations in New York since September 2018, serving as North Korea's primary direct diplomatic outpost in the United States. He defends ballistic missile tests and human rights practices before the UN Security Council and General Assembly. 

Born

1959, North Korea

Height

Unknown 

Weight

Unknown 

Status as of

2026-09-01

Also known as

Kim Song, Ambassador Kim

Machine-readable: [/api/people/kim-song](https://savenorthkorea.org/api/people/kim-song) · [Wikidata Q77835256](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q77835256) · Photo: [KCNA via Ministry of Unification North Korea Information Portal](https://nkinfo.unikorea.go.kr/nkp/prsn/view.do?menuId=PEOPLE%5F86&prsnMngNo=37357) (Fair use)