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Encyclopedia > Lee Jong Wook
Jong-Wook Lee
Korean Name
Revised Romanization I Jong-uk
McCune-Reischauer Yi Chong-uk
Hangul 이종욱
Hanja 李鍾郁

Lee Jong-wook of South Korea is the Director-General of the World Health Organization. He received the post on July 21, 2003; having previously served as the organization's tuberculosis program head. He succeeded Gro Harlem Brundtland of Norway.


Quotes

  • "In a world marked by unacceptable health inequalities, we will emphasize those programs that benefit the poorest and most vulnerable communities." (Waddington 7-21-03)

See also

  • List of Korea-related topics

External links

  • New WHO Head (http://www.un.org/Pubs/chronicle/2003/webArticles/052703_who_elected.html): official UN Chronicle on-line

 

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