US appoints former special envoy on North Korea to oversee embassy in Seoul



News US appoints former special envoy on North Korea to oversee embassy in Seoul Joseph Yun to serve as interim charge d’affaires, while a senior official criticizes ‘shocking’ and ‘wrong’ martial law Shreyas Reddy January 13, 2025 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Joseph Yun during a Senate hearing in 2013 \| Image: U.S. State Department (March 21, 2013) The U.S. has appointed long-time North Korea policy official Joseph Yun to serve as the temporary head of its embassy in South Korea, as the alliance faces headwinds from the ongoing political crisis in Seoul and Donald Trump’s return to office. The move comes as a senior White House official criticized ROK President Yoon Suk-yeol’s “shocking” and “wrong” declaration of martial law, while emphasizing the importance of the alliance. The U.S. has appointed long-time North Korea policy official Joseph Yun to serve as the temporary head of its embassy in South Korea, as the alliance faces headwinds from the ongoing political crisis in Seoul and Donald Trump’s return to office. The move comes as a senior White House official criticized ROK President Yoon Suk-yeol’s “shocking” and “wrong” declaration of martial law, while emphasizing the importance of the alliance. 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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US appoints former special envoy on North Korea to oversee embassy in Seoul

Joseph Yun to serve as interim charge d’affaires, while a senior official criticizes ‘shocking’ and ‘wrong’ martial law

Shreyas Reddy January 13, 2025

US appoints former special envoy on North Korea to oversee embassy in Seoul

Joseph Yun during a Senate hearing in 2013 | Image: U.S. State Department (March 21, 2013)

The U.S. has appointed long-time North Korea policy official Joseph Yun to serve as the temporary head of its embassy in South Korea, as the alliance faces headwinds from the ongoing political crisis in Seoul and Donald Trump’s return to office.

The move comes as a senior White House official criticized ROK President Yoon Suk-yeol’s “shocking” and “wrong” declaration of martial law, while emphasizing the importance of the alliance.

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