Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Chol Song JO
Aliases
Ch'o'l-so'ng CHO
Position
Korea Kwangson Banking Corporation Deputy Representative
Nationality
Korea, North
DoB
1984-09-25
Address
Dandong, China
Reg. ID
654320502, Passport
Official reason
OFAC designated Jo Chol Song pursuant to E.O. 13382 for acting for or on behalf of the UN- and U.S.-designated Korea Kwangson Banking Corporation (KKBC). Jo is the KKBC deputy representative in Dandong, China, and he has also worked with the Reconnaissance General Bureau, North Korea’s primary intelligence organization, on financial transfers.
Other Information
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm0039
Date of listing
2017-03-31
Program information
Authority
US
Program
Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 544
Regime
OFAC-horizontal
Target State
Non-Proliferation
Measures
Blocking Property
Official Information
On April 13, 2009, OFAC issued the Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 544 (74 FR 16771, April 13, 2009) (the “Regulations”), to implement Executive Order (E.O.) 13382 of June 28, 2005, “Blocking Property of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators and Their Supporters” (70 FR 38567, July 1, 2005)
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