Clay Pell Remarried: Who is Clay Pell’s New Wife Youna Kim?

Herbert Claiborne Pell IV, known popularly as Clay Pell is an American lawyer, military officer, and politician.

Clay Pell is a commander and judge advocate in the United States Coast Guard Reserve, and served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for International and Foreign Language Education in the United States Department of Education.

In 2013, Clay Pell served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Office of International and Foreign Language Education at the United States Department of Education.

Clay Pell’s support for language education and cultural proficiency was recognized by the Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages which presented him with its Advocacy Award in 2014—an award Pell’s grandfather received in 1988. 

In January 2013, Pell married five-time World champion and two-time Olympic medalist Michelle Kwan. The two first met in April 2011. On March 29, 2017, Clay Pell announced in a statement that he had filed for divorce from Kwan.

On February 2, 2021, Clay Pell announced he had married his former high school classmate Youna Kim.

Who is Clay Pell’s New Wife Youna Kim?

Youna Kim’s exact date of birth is not known but she’s believed to be in her early 40’s.

Youna Kim attended the The Thacher School, where she met Clay Pell.  Youna Kim also attended Seisen International School.

Youna Kim studied law at Northwestern University and International Politics at Georgetown University.