Yang Sung-chul

Yang Sung-chul
South Korean Ambassador to the United States
In office
5 September 2000  16 April 2003
PresidentKim Dae-jung
Preceded byLee Hong-koo
Succeeded byHan Sung-joo
Personal details
Born (1939-11-20) 20 November 1939
Gokseong County, Zenranan Province, Korea, Empire of Japan
CitizenshipSouth Korea
Political partyNational Congress for New Politics
Children2
Alma materSeoul National University (BA)
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (MA)
University of Kentucky (PhD)
OccupationPolitical scientist
Known forMember of the National Assembly
Ambassador to the United States
Korean name
Hangul
양성철
Hanja
梁性喆
RRYang Seongcheol
MRYang Sŏngch'ŏl

Yang Sung-chul (born 20 November 1939) is a South Korean political scientist, politician, and diplomat.