Martin Uden

Martin Uden
Martin Uden
Born	28 February 1955 (age 66)
Nationality	British
Occupation	Diplomat

Martin David Uden (born 28 February 1955) is, as of December 2012, the co-ordinator of the Panel of Experts at the United Nations which deals with North Korea regarding the sanctions against that country established by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1874.^[1]^[2] He was previously Managing Director of the British Business Embassy at UKTI, which he joined in March 2012.^[3] Before that he served as a British Diplomat, most recently as the British Ambassador to South Korea.^[4]

Previous diplomatic postings in Korea were as the British embassy's Second Secretary (1978–1981), and as Political Counsellor (1994–1997).^[5]

Uden carried one of the Olympic torches as part of the 2012 Olympic torch relay, expressing a desire that it "would be symbolic of the many connections between the UK and Korea, two great sporting nations".^[6]

Publications[]

Bennett, Terry; Uden, Martin (26 July 2011). Korea: Caught in Time (Caught in Time Great Photographic Archives). ISBN 978-1859642214.
Uden, Martin (12 June 2003). Times Past in Korea: An Illustrated Collection of Encounters, Customs and Daily Life Recorded by Foreign Visitors (Korea Library). ISBN 978-1903350065.

Offices held[]

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by	British Consul-General in San Francisco 2003-2007	Succeeded by
Preceded by	British Ambassador to South Korea 2008-2011	Succeeded by Scott Wightman