Season 4 Episode 02 – Dr. Juneyoung Lee (이준영), Legal Affairs Officer at the World Trade Organization (WTO).
June has been working at the WTO for over 14 years, with a stint at the International Trade Center (ITC) and previously at UNDP.
Dr. June is a national from Korea, and as she tells it, even though she’s been away from Korea for a long time, she still longs for going back.
In our conversation, June talks about how her studies brought her to Switzerland and eventually to the WTO through the internship program. She has always been curious, and this has led her to explore working across various divisions at the WTO, including Accessions and currently Trade and Environment. Through this journey, it is clear she has formed a holistic view of the organization.
She’s had experience teaching, which she has found rewarding, as she has also learned a lot from her students. Lastly, Dr. June was the first-ever secondee of the WTO to the ITC, which she tells us opened her eyes to the potential of further collaboration.
June has had an impressive career as an international civil servant, and her devotion to her work and constant improvement was refreshing. It was a pleasure talking to her, and our conversation flew by. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
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Featuring:
Dr. Juneyoung Lee (이준영)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-juneyoung-lee-7a9301194/
Host:
Rodolfo Rivas (Twitter: @rivasrod)
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