Last Updated: January 19, 2026

Song Nam CHOE

Aliases

So'ng-nam CH'OE

Position

Korea Daesong Bank Representative

DoB

1979-01-07

Address

Shenyang, China

Reg. ID

563320192, Passport

Official reason

OFAC designated 10 representatives of the Korea Ryonbong General Corporation (Ryonbong), which has been designated by the UN and the United States. Choe Song Nam, UN- and U.S.-designated Daesong Bank representative in Shenyang, China.  As of late 2016, he reportedly held an account at a Chinese bank.

Other Information

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm0257

Date of listing

2018-01-24

Program information

Authority

US

Program

Executive Order 13810 of September 20, 2017 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

The United States imposed a near total economic embargo on the DPRK in 1950 after the DPRK attacked the South, sparking the Korean war. Over the following years, some U.S. sanctions were eased, but others were imposed. Executive Order 13810 was issued on September 21, 2017, in the wake of the DPRK’s September 2017 nuclear test and multiple intercon...

Additional Details

SDN

Program URL

https://ofac.treasury.gov/media/7676/download?inline