Ban Ki-moon's Harvard Kennedy School Graduation Address (2023)

You have learned so much and done so much in your time with us.

在与我们共度的时光里，你们学到了许多，也成就了许多。

Tomorrow, your graduation from Harvard will become official, and my colleagues and I will hand each of you a diploma毕业证书 as you walk across this stage.

明天，你们的哈佛毕业将正式生效，我和我的同事将在你们走过讲台时，亲手为每位同学颁发毕业证书。

We are looking forward eagerly热切地 to sharing that important moment with you—and to the families and friends of the Class of 2023: congratulations to you as well.

我们热切期盼与你们——以及2023届同学的家人和朋友——共同分享这一重要时刻：也向你们致以祝贺。

These graduations are accomplishments成就 not only of the graduates themselves but of everyone who has supported and encouraged the graduates during their time at the school.

这些毕业典礼不仅是毕业生个人的成就，也是所有在他们求学期间给予支持与鼓励的人们的共同成就。

My colleagues and I are thrilled非常激动的 that you're all here with us today—and tomorrow.

我和我的同事们都因你们今天（以及明天）能与我们相聚于此而感到无比激动。

Today, it is my great honor and privilege特权 to introduce Harvard Kennedy School's graduation speaker for 2023: former U.N.

今天，我很荣幸且倍感殊荣地向大家介绍2023年哈佛肯尼迪学院的毕业典礼演讲嘉宾：前联合国秘书长潘基文。

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

秘书长潘基文。

Secretary-General Moon is a distinguished卓越的 global leader as well as an alumnus of the Kennedy School, and we are so lucky to have him with us today on this important occasion.

潘秘书长不仅是一位杰出的全球领袖，也是肯尼迪学院的校友，能在今日这一重要场合与他相聚，我们深感幸运。

Secretary-General Moon was a Mason Fellow at the Kennedy School and received his mid-career Master of Public Administration degree in 1984.

潘秘书长曾是肯尼迪学院的梅森研究员，并于1984年获得公共管理硕士学位（在职进修）。

Real people.

真实的人物。

In fact, he mentioned to me earlier that on Class Day in 1984, he received the Lucius N.

事实上，他早些时候曾告诉我，在1984年的班级日（Class Day）上，他获得了卢修斯·N·利陶尔奖。

Littauer Award.

利陶尔奖。

He came back to the school in 2017 and served as our Angelopoulos Global Public Leaders Fellow.

他于2017年重返学院，担任安格洛普洛斯全球公共领袖研究员。

In that role, he engaged with our students and faculty

在该职位上，他与我们的学生和教职员工进行了交流，

and shared lessons from his career—but had to advance the Kennedy School's mission使命 of improving public policy and public leadership around the world.

并分享了其职业生涯中的经验教训——同时致力于推进肯尼迪学院改善全球公共政策与公共领导力的使命。

Indeed, through his lifetime of public service, Secretary-General Moon is an admirable example for anyone seeking to become a principled有原则的 and effective policy maker and public leader.

的确，通过其毕生的公共服务，潘秘书长成为任何寻求成为原则坚定、高效的政策制定者和公共领导者的典范。

Secretary-General Moon had a long and distinguished卓越的 career in the Republic of Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

潘秘书长在大韩民国（韩国）外交部及贸易部拥有漫长而卓越的职业生涯。

His work included postings派驻 to New Delhi, Vienna, and Washington, D.C., including appointments as South Korea's ambassador to Austria and Slovenia and deputy ambassador to the United States.

他的工作包括驻新德里、维也纳和华盛顿特区等地的任职，其中包括出任韩国驻奥地利和斯洛文尼亚大使，以及驻美国副大使。

He also served as Chief National Security Adviser to the president of South Korea among other senior positions.

他还曾担任韩国总统的国家安全事务首席顾问等高级职务。

He became South Korea's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade in 2004 and was actively involved in talks with North Korea.

他于2004年出任韩国外交部长兼贸易部长，并积极参与与朝鲜的谈判。

Then, in 2007, he became Secretary-General of the United Nations.

随后，于2007年，他当选为联合国秘书长。

During the following decade, Secretary-General Moon addressed many of the world's most pressing紧迫的 public challenges—including wars, extreme poverty, climate change, humanitarian disasters, gender inequity, and lack of human rights.

在接下来的十年里，潘秘书长应对了世界许多最紧迫的公共挑战——包括战争、极端贫困、气候变化、人道主义灾难、性别不平等以及人权缺失问题。

His focus on climate helped lead to the landmark标志性的 Paris Agreement.

他对气候问题的关注促成了具有里程碑意义的《巴黎协定》。

He helped to shape the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

他协助制定了《2030年可持续发展议程》。

He spoke out in favor of LGBT rights.

他公开支持LGBT权益。

He established an entity实体 at the United Nations known as U.N.

他建立了一个名为联合国妇女署的机构，

Women, which continues to advance gender equity and women's empowerment授权 today.

该组织致力于推进性别平等和妇女赋权，这一使命至今仍在继续。

Secretary-General Moon also orchestrated精心策划 reforms of the U.N.'s peacekeeping work, strengthened its humanitarian efforts, and introduced measures to increase transparency透明度 and efficiency.

秘书长潘基文还推动了联合国维和工作的改革，加强了人道主义努力，并引入了增加透明度和效率的措施。

In all these prominent杰出的 roles—and indeed throughout his life—Secretary-General Moon has demonstrated

在所有这些重要的角色中——事实上，在他的整个生命中——秘书长潘基文都表现出了对公共服务的承诺——同样的承诺我们在我们的毕业生身上也看到了，