Girls’ Generation member Seohyun has been appointed as the Goodwill Ambassador for the UN 2012 Yeosu Expo to be held on May 12th.
In late March of this year at a Seoul hotel, Seohyun attended an appointment ceremony where she was named Goodwill Ambassador by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.
At the ceremony, Ban Ki-moon said that he hoped Seohyun’s popularity and activeness as ambassador would help raise awareness about the marine environment amongst students and youth in particular.
When asked about her appointment, Seohyun stated, “I’m happy that I was able to be named Goodwill Ambassador by Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, who I have always looked up to. I will put forth my efforts as ambassador to spread knowledge of the marine environment.”
The UN Secretary General stated, “In order to spread the importance of the marine environment to many people, we chose Girls’ Generation’s Seohyun, who is popular globally. Seohyun also identified with the UN’s purpose of informing the world about the importance of the marine environment and accepted without hesitating.”
Seohyun has expressed her admiration for Ban Ki-moon in the past. In an episode of “Strong Heart” in September of 2011, Seohyun said that during her debut days, she came across his book, “Study Like a Fool and Dream Like a Genius”, and he has been her role model ever since. Seohyun also met the Secretary General before, before during an inauguration event for “Help Children in Africa”, and gave him gifts including a personal letter, a Girls’ Generation album, and vitamins, receiving his signature on a copy of his book in return.
Source: Asia Today
Translated by: ch0sshi@soshified
Edited by: bethlyhem.@soshified, MoonSoshi9@soshified
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proud of you.. Baby seo<< GO GO GO…
she is so amazing, not only is she beutiful and talented, but she is so dedicated to helping people, i can truly say she is the only person i have met who’s idol is the secretary general of the UN, infact im probobly the only person i know who even knows his name
wow! congratulations seohyun unnie!
i bet she can’t explain how happy she was at that moment.
excellent girl with excellent job.. she’ll do great.. GO FOR IT, Seohyun-ah!
She’ll do a great job. I’m glad she got to meet her role model again.
other than being a Goodwill Ambassador, she got the appointment from her role model..
a double happiness for her indeed :D
She is such a wonderful role model … >.< With the most surprising fact being that she's the youngest!!
You know how they say it's either brains or looks?? She is ONLY person that I know that has both!!
awww lucky girl^^ i’m so happy for her :3 congrats seohyun unnie ^o^
aww congrats to her
I bet she is happy as hell now lol
wa,i’m so proud!!!!
She deserves it… She said she wanted a political career, and this is only the beginning… next stop, president Seo!
Yay! Seohyun got to meet her ideal man! HEHE! But it is amazing that she now gets to work as closely with the person she has come to admire so much. It really shows you the depth of Seohyun’s character when she prizes the qualities in people, similar to those in Ban Ki-moon, in all those around her.
Omo! This article is very touching for me.. and for Seobaby too.. how gratifyifng is this experience for her
:)
Vitamins… Hahaha just so seohyun-Ish! So proud and perfect for her!
aw~ Give and take~
I’m so proud of our Seobaby!! This must mean a lot to her, I hope she’s proud of herself. Maknae is so kind and wise.
Wow!!GoodWill ambassador! you meet Ban Ki moon again. Seobaby Hwaiting!!!!!!
i’m proud and confident enough to say that Seohyun is the only k-pop idol who have this kind of thought. seriously, have you ever meet any celebrity as pure and innocent yet smart as her?
With all the high profile people that Mr Ban Ki-moon meets, Seohyun must be so happy that he remembers her. From a fangirl during Strong Heart, to a confident ambassador now, Mr Ban must be proud of her too. <3 maknae.
Wise words for our youngest member. Seohyun’s making me fall for her all over again.
Seohyun is so amazing, there’s nothing she can’t do
Seohyun must be overjoyed to meet her idol again.
Always proud of Maknae.
No better person for this position.
seohyun go go go!
seohyun, you’ve got my vote for president of the U.S. :D
I didn’t even have to read the article to know that this was a perfect fit for her. It was made even better that her role model was able to grant her this pleasure. I look forward to her activities because we all know that she will take them very seriously even if it means she can no longer sleep as well as she wishes.
Once again, I am so proud of our Maknae
Seohyun look so beautiful here.. congrats Seobaby!!!