Mark Lippert , former US ambassador to South Korea ( Yonhap ) Mark Lippert , former US ambassador to South Korea , was appointed last month as YouTube Asia - Pacific ’ s public policy chief , Google said Tuesday . Google said Lippert would represent YouTube in the Asia - Pacific region , curate public policy strategy and coordinate communications with local governments , based on his knowledge of the region and years of experience in public policy . Lippert served as ambassador from 2014 to 2017 . After surviving a knife attack in Seoul in 2015 , he drew praise from the public and the media for his calm response . The former ambassador is also widely known here for his love of the Doosan Bears , a team that is part of the Korea Baseball Organization . He returned home after the inauguration of US President Donald Trump in 2017 and later worked at US aviation giant Boeing as vice president of international affairs , and at the Center for Strategic and International Studies as a nonresident senior adviser . By Shim Woo - hyun ( ws @ heraldcorp . com ) [ 네이버 에서 코리아 헤럴드 구독 ] ▶ KH Podcast    ▶ KH Video <ⓒ KoreaHerald ( www . koreaherald . com ) 무단 전재 및 재 배포 금지 >