No need for full-time North Korea envoy without ‘active diplomacy,’ US says



News No need for full-time North Korea envoy without ‘active diplomacy,’ US says State Department reiterates willingness to engage with Pyongyang on denuclearization but says DPRK remains unresponsive Shreyas Reddy January 25, 2023 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Flags of the U.S. and North Korea at a summit in Feb. 2019 \| Image: KCNA (Mar. 1, 2019), modified by NK News The U.S. does not need to nominate a full-time North Korea pointperson in the absence of “active diplomacy” with Pyongyang, the State Department said Tuesday, a day after the White House nominated a new special envoy on DPRK human rights. Department spokesperson Ned Price said Sung Kim, the U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia who handles the DPRK portfolio on an irregular basis, is doing a “tremendous job” under the current circumstances. The U.S. does not need to nominate a full-time North Korea pointperson in the absence of “active diplomacy” with Pyongyang, the State Department said Tuesday, a day after the White House nominated a new special envoy on DPRK human rights. Department spokesperson Ned Price said Sung Kim, the U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia who handles the DPRK portfolio on an irregular basis, is doing a “tremendous job” under the current circumstances. 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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No need for full-time North Korea envoy without ‘active diplomacy,’ US says

State Department reiterates willingness to engage with Pyongyang on denuclearization but says DPRK remains unresponsive

Shreyas Reddy January 25, 2023

No need for full-time North Korea envoy without ‘active diplomacy,’ US says

Flags of the U.S. and North Korea at a summit in Feb. 2019 | Image: KCNA (Mar. 1, 2019), modified by NK News

The U.S. does not need to nominate a full-time North Korea pointperson in the absence of “active diplomacy” with Pyongyang, the State Department said Tuesday, a day after the White House nominated a new special envoy on DPRK human rights.

Department spokesperson Ned Price said Sung Kim, the U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia who handles the DPRK portfolio on an irregular basis, is doing a “tremendous job” under the current circumstances.

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