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Harold Koh | |
|---|---|
| 고홍주 | |
 Koh in 2010 | |
| 22nd Legal Adviser of the Department of State | |
| In office June 25, 2009 – January 22, 2013 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | John B. Bellinger III |
| Succeeded by | Brian Egan |
| 15th Dean of Yale Law School | |
| In office July 1, 2004 – March 23, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Anthony T. Kronman |
| Succeeded by | Kate Stith (acting) |
| 7th Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor | |
| In office November 13, 1998 – January 20, 2001 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | John Shattuck |
| Succeeded by | Lorne Craner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 8, 1954 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Mary-Christy Fisher |
| Relations | Howard Koh (brother) Daniel Koh (nephew) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Harvard University (BA, JD) Magdalen College, Oxford (MA) |
| Awards | American Philosophical Society (2007) Sterling Professor (2013) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 고홍주 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Go Hong-ju |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ko Hong |
Harold Hongju Koh (born December 8, 1954) is an American diplomat, lawyer, legal scholar, politician, and writer who served as the legal adviser of the Department of State in the Obama administration. He was nominated to this position by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2009,[1][2] and confirmed by the Senate on June 25, 2009.[3] He left the State Department in January 2013,[4] returning to Yale University as a Sterling Professor of international law.[5] He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 2007.[6]
- ^ Derek Tam, "Koh named for State post," Yale Daily News, March 23, 2009. Archived May 24, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Presidential Nominations database Archived 2016-02-01 at the Wayback Machine, via THOMAS . Retrieved April 16, 2009.
- ^ Derek Tam, "SENATE APPROVES KOH NOMINATION," Yale Daily News, June 25, 2009. Archived June 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "After over three years, Koh to return". Yaledailynews.com. 2012-12-12. Retrieved 2016-10-22.
- ^ Bravin, Jess (2012-12-07). "State Department's Top Lawyer Heading Out - Law Blog - WSJ". Blogs.wsj.com. Retrieved 2016-10-22.
- ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2021-05-14.