“In 2007, after hearing the case of a taxpayer who was charged one month's worth of interest for being only one day late in filing his sales taxes online, I proposed legislation that would allow board members to impose only one day of interest on online tax-filers who were only one day late.”

American politician and diplomat, U.S. Ambassador to South Korea

Michelle Eunjoo Steel is an American politician and diplomat who serves as the U.S. Ambassador to South Korea. She was nominated for the post on April 13, 2026, and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on June 17, 2026, by a 55 to 39 vote. Her public career has centered on politics and diplomacy. The available facts place her in a high-profile foreign policy role representing the United States in South Korea.