Sohn Jie-ae

Amb. Sohn Jie-ae is an Ambassador for Cultural Cooperation and an invited professor at the Graduate School of International Studies at Ewha Womans University. She also hosts a weekly talk show, “The Globalists” on Korea’s only English-language TV and Radio channel, Arirang TV. Previously, Amb. Sohn was also the President and CEO of Arirang TV and Radio (2011-2014). Before that, she joined the South Korean government, serving as the spokesperson of the Presidential Committee for the Seoul G20 Summit (2010) and then the Presidential Secretary of the Office of Overseas Public Relations. Amb. Sohn began her career as CNN’s bureau chief and correspondent based in Seoul, Korea (1995-2010).