Last Updated: January 19, 2026

Jong Sik KIM

Aliases

Cho'ng-sik KIM

Position

Deputy Director of the Workers' Party of Korea Military Industry Department

DoB

01 Jan 1967 to 31 Dec 1969

Address

Korea, North

Official reason

OFAC sanctioned two senior officials of the UN- and U.S.-designated WPK Munitions Industry Department (MID), Kim Jong Sik and Ri Pyong Chol, who were listed in UNSCR 2397 of December 22, 2017.  The MID is responsible for overseeing North Korea’s ballistic missile programs and was sanctioned by the U.S. Department of State in 2010 pursuant to E.O. 1...

Other Information

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm0245

Date of listing

2017-12-26

Program information

Authority

US

Program

Executive Order 13687 of January 2, 2015 Imposing Additional Sanctions With Respect To North Korea

Regime

OFAC country specific / UN

Target State

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Measures

Blocking Property, Suspending Entry, Trade sanctions

Sanctions Portfolio

https://ofac.treasury.gov/faqs/topic/1556 460. Can U.S. persons do business with entities in North Korea? No. Unless authorized pursuant to a general or specific license from OFAC and/or BIS, Executive Order (E.O.) 13722 prohibits new investment in North Korea by a U.S. person and the exportation or reexportation, from the United States, or by...

Official Information

On January 2, 2015, the President issued E.O. 13687 pursuant to, inter alia, IEEPA and the NEA, to take additional steps to address the national emergency declared in E.O. 13466 and expanded in E.O. 13551. E.O. 13687 provides for the blocking of property and interests in property of certain persons with respect to North Korea.

Additional Details

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Program URL

https://ofac.treasury.gov/media/7671/download?inline