U.S. President Donald Trump nominated Alex Wong, the deputy special representative for North Korea, to an ambassador-level position at the United Nations, the White House announced on Tuesday.
Wong is the president's number-two envoy in talks with the DPRK, but his nomination to the UN post comes amid a long diplomatic stalemate between the two countries that has dragged on for months.
U.S. President Donald Trump nominated Alex Wong, the deputy special representative for North Korea, to an ambassador-level position at the United Nations, the White House announced on Tuesday.
Wong is the president's number-two envoy in talks with the DPRK, but his nomination to the UN post comes amid a long diplomatic stalemate between the two countries that has dragged on for months.
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