Over a year on, still no U.S. ambassador to South Korea



Analysis Over a year on, still no U.S. ambassador to South Korea With Mark Lippert's departure last January and the post remaining vacant, has diplomacy suffered? Seungmock Oh January 23, 2018 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Osan Air Base Mark Lippert, the former U.S. ambassador to South Korea, left his post on January 20 last year. Since then, Park Geun-hye was impeached, Moon Jae-in rose to power, and North Korea conducted over 20 missile launches as well as its sixth nuclear test. Mark Lippert, the former U.S. ambassador to South Korea, left his post on January 20 last year. Since then, Park Geun-hye was impeached, Moon Jae-in rose to power, and North Korea conducted over 20 missile launches as well as its sixth nuclear test. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

Analysis

Over a year on, still no U.S. ambassador to South Korea

With Mark Lippert's departure last January and the post remaining vacant, has diplomacy suffered?

Seungmock Oh January 23, 2018

Over a year on, still no U.S. ambassador to South Korea

Osan Air Base

Mark Lippert, the former U.S. ambassador to South Korea, left his post on January 20 last year.

Since then, Park Geun-hye was impeached, Moon Jae-in rose to power, and North Korea conducted over 20 missile launches as well as its sixth nuclear test.