The Resume

(June 13, 1944- )
Born in Eumseong, Korea (South)
Foreign Minister of South Korea (2004-6)
Eighth Secretary General of the United Nations (2007- )

Why he might be annoying:

He became Secretary General mainly because he was the only candidate who did not draw a veto threat from the five permanent members of the Security Council.
South Korea was accused of offering foreign aid to developing countries in return for their support of Ki-Moon.
He claims to be proficient in English and French, the de facto languages of the UN, but noticeably struggled to answer questions from French journalists at press conferences.
At a UN Correspondents Dinner, he sang 'Santa Claus Is Coming to Town,' replacing 'Santa Claus' with his name (2006).
Human rights groups complained when he said that capital punishment is 'for each and every member state to decide.'

Why he might not be annoying:

He resolved to become a diplomat after meeting John F. Kennedy while a high school exchange student.
He is the first UN Secretary General to publicly release a financial disclosure form.
Rumors that he is a member of Rev. Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church proved to be untrue.
During a press conference in Baghdad, a mortar shell exploded only 250 feet away from him (March 22, 2007).
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United Nations Secretary-Generals:
1. Trygvie Lie of Norway (1946-1952)
2. Dag Hammarskjold of Sweden (1952-1961)
3. U Thant of Myanmar (1961-1971)
4. Kurt Waldheim of Austria (1972-1981)
5. Javier Perez de Cuellar of Peru (1982-1991)
6. Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt (1992-1996)
7. Kofi Annan of Ghana (1997-2006)
8. Ban Ki-Moon of South Korea (2007- )

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Astro Names
• Boston Phoenix's 100 Unsexiest Men in the World [April 2007] (Ranked: 83)
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 05]
• Hyphenated Names
• I am Korean
• I Attended Harvard
• Look at Me, I'm with Condoleezza
• Profiles 20501-20750 (Ranked: 20592)
• U.N. Secretary Generals (Ranked: 8)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 27 Votes: 51.85% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 18 Votes: 61.11% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 23 Votes: 56.52% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 16 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 20 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 47 Votes: 70.21% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 33 Votes: 60.61% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 26 Votes: 73.08% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 81 Votes: 70.37% Annoying