An interview with Stephen Biegun, former US special envoy to North Korea



Interviews An interview with Stephen Biegun, former US special envoy to North Korea From Singapore, Hanoi to Stockholm, Biegun discusses his time as Washington’s lead official on North Korea policy Bryan Betts July 14, 2021 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Stephen Biegun: International Diplomacy Challenges - Michigan Photography - Creative Commons 2.0 Correction (July 20, 2021 at 9:38 a.m. KST): This article has been updated to reflect that Donald Trump visited the DMZ in June 2019. In an exclusive interview with NK News, former top U.S. envoy on North Korea Stephen Biegun attributed the failure of the 2019 Hanoi summit in part to his counterparts’ lack of authority to negotiate during working-level talks, while also concluding that Pyongyang empowered its foreign ministry to assume responsibility for negotiations with the U.S. from the United Front Department following the summit. Correction (July 20, 2021 at 9:38 a.m. KST): This article has been updated to reflect that Donald Trump visited the DMZ in June 2019. In an exclusive interview with NK News, former top U.S. envoy on North Korea Stephen Biegun attributed the failure of the 2019 Hanoi summit in part to his counterparts’ lack of authority to negotiate during working-level talks, while also concluding that Pyongyang empowered its foreign ministry to assume responsibility for negotiations with the U.S. from the United Front Department following the summit. 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

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An interview with Stephen Biegun, former US special envoy to North Korea

From Singapore, Hanoi to Stockholm, Biegun discusses his time as Washington’s lead official on North Korea policy

Bryan Betts July 14, 2021

An interview with Stephen Biegun, former US special envoy to North Korea

Stephen Biegun: International Diplomacy Challenges - Michigan Photography - Creative Commons 2.0

Correction (July 20, 2021 at 9:38 a.m. KST): This article has been updated to reflect that Donald Trump visited the DMZ in June 2019.

In an exclusive interview with NK News, former top U.S. envoy on North Korea Stephen Biegun attributed the failure of the 2019 Hanoi summit in part to his counterparts’ lack of authority to negotiate during working-level talks, while also concluding that Pyongyang empowered its foreign ministry to assume responsibility for negotiations with the U.S. from the United Front Department following the summit.

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