| Cho Yoon-je | |
| Order: | 25th |
| Ambassador From: | South Korean |
| Country: | the United States |
| Term Start: | 30 August 2017 |
| Term End: | 25 October 2019 |
| Ambassador From2: | South Korean |
| Country2: | United Kingdom |
| Term Start2: | 2005 |
| Term End2: | 2008 |
| President2: | Roh Moo-hyun Lee Myung-bak |
| President: | Moon Jae-in |
| Predecessor: | Ahn Ho-young |
| Successor: | Lee Soo-hyuck |
| Birth Date: | 22 February 1952 |
| Birth Place: | Busan, South Korea |
| Profession: | Economist |
| Alma Mater: | Seoul National University (BA) Stanford University (MA, PhD) |
Cho Yoon-je (; born 22 February 1952) is a South Korean diplomat who served as the South Korean ambassador to the United States between 2017 and 2019.[1] He was appointed as South Korea's ambassador to the U.S. in 2017 by South Korean president Moon Jae-in.[2]
Cho attended Seoul National University and graduated with a bachelor's degree in economics in 1976. He subsequently earned a Master of Arts and a PhD from Stanford University in 1984.[3]
Cho is known for his deep and wide expertise on the global economy and finance.[4] He accumulated his experience in the economic and financial fields by working at such global organizations as the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and the International Monetary Fund.[5] Cho served as Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 2005 to 2008 and as an economic adviser to former President Roh Moo-hyun from 2003 to 2005.[6] He also headed Moon Jae-in's policy think tank during the 2017 South Korean presidential election.[7] He is also an honorary professor of international studies at Sogang University.[8] [9]