Ban Ki-moon has had an important career as an Ambassador

Ban Ki-moon began working for the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1970. He eventually earned his master's degree a few years later. When deciding where to go for his first foreign assignment, Ban Ki-moon reportedly picked India over the United States because he believed he would be able to maintain his family financially there. He was able to save a small amount of money each month in India and transfer it to his family, who at the time needed it desperately as South Korea was still getting over its internal troubles.

His appointment as South Korea's deputy ambassador to the United States a few years later meant that this wasn't really a problem for him. In actuality, Ban Ki-moon has a solid and significant relationship with North America, particularly with the United States. He has resided there for a while. He was then given the opportunity to serve as South Korea's ambassador to Slovenia and Austria. Finally, Ki-moon was appointed as South Korea's Foreign Minister in 2004, a position he took extremely seriously.