2026 Hong Kong Delegates

General Authority Seventy and Second Counselor in the Asia Area Presidency, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Hong Kong
Elder David L. Buckner was sustained as a General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in April 2024. At the time of his call, he had been serving as a member of the Tenth Quorum of the Seventy in the North America Northeast Area. Elder Buckner has served in a number of Church callings, including full-time missionary in the Ecuador Guayaquil Mission, counselor in a bishopric, stake Young Men president, high councilor, bishop, and stake president. Elder Buckner received a Bachelor of Science degree in finance from Brigham Young University in 1988 and a master’s degree in business administration from Durham University in 1991. He also received a master’s degree in international relations from Brigham Young University in 1995 and a juris doctorate degree from the J. Reuben Clark Law School in 1996. He has been a professor at Columbia University since 1998 and president of Bottom Line Training and Consulting, Inc. since 1999.