{"id":"kim-song","name_en":"Kim Song","name_ko":"김성","aliases":["Kim Song","Ambassador Kim"],"wikidata":"Q77835256","wikipedia":null,"image":{"src":"/img/people/kim-song.jpg","credit":"KCNA via Ministry of Unification North Korea Information Portal","license":"Fair use","sourceUrl":"https://nkinfo.unikorea.go.kr/nkp/prsn/view.do?menuId=PEOPLE_86&prsnMngNo=37357"},"born":{"date":"1959","place":"North Korea"},"died":null,"status":{"value":"alive","as_of":"2026-09-01","source_url":null},"gender":"male","rank":null,"roles":[],"family":[],"health":[],"physical":{"height_cm":null,"weight_kg":null},"sanctions":[],"summary":"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.","summary_source":"research","notable":[],"tags":["diplomat"],"family_resolved":[]}