Ban Ki-moon elected eighth U.N. Secretary-General in October 2006 . Ban has pushed Sudan on peacekeepers in Darfur and focused on climate change . Ban was Ban Ki-moon's first choice for the job, but he withdrew his name from consideration after a UN panel found him to be too close to South Africa's former president Thabo Mbeki. He has long been actively involved in issues relating to inter-Korean relations .
Ban Ki-moon elected eighth U.N. Secretary-General in October 2006 . Ban has pushed Sudan on peacekeepers in Darfur and focused on climate change . Ban was Ban was South Korea 's Foreign Minister from Jan. 2004 to Nov. 2006 . He has long been actively involved in issues relating to inter-Korean relations .