Oon Yung
Encyclopedia
Oon Yung is a North Korean diplomat
in Europe
. In the 90s he served time at the North Korean embassy in France
. He was responsible for recruiting South Koreans such as Jean-Baptiste Kim
to Pyongyang.
Diplomat
A diplomat is a person appointed by a state to conduct diplomacy with another state or international organization. The main functions of diplomats revolve around the representation and protection of the interests and nationals of the sending state, as well as the promotion of information and...
in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. In the 90s he served time at the North Korean embassy in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. He was responsible for recruiting South Koreans such as Jean-Baptiste Kim
Jean-Baptiste Kim
Jean-Baptiste Kim is a political defector-refugee from South Korea in Europe.He was born in South Korea which he fled as a teenager following incarceration and torture against him and his family members by the South Korean authorities leading to the death of his father...
to Pyongyang.