After skipping Senate, Trump's North Korea envoy updates "friends" at think tank



News After skipping Senate, Trump’s North Korea envoy updates “friends” at think tank Deputy special representative for DPRK Alex Wong's appearance at Hudson Institute follows "snub" of Senate hearing Jacob Fromer February 26, 2020 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON U.S. National Park Service - Public Domain One day after a bipartisan pair of U.S. Senators chastised the State Department for refusing to send any officials to a hearing on North Korea policy, one of President Trump's top envoys in long-stalled talks with Pyongyang opened up publicly on Wednesday about the status of U.S.-DPRK relations. But in a move that frustrated lawmakers on Capitol Hill, instead of speaking to Congress, the official -- deputy special representative for North Korea Alex Wong -- chose to speak to "friends" at the Hudson Institute, a think tank in downtown Washington. One day after a bipartisan pair of U.S. Senators chastised the State Department for refusing to send any officials to a hearing on North Korea policy, one of President Trump's top envoys in long-stalled talks with Pyongyang opened up publicly on Wednesday about the status of U.S.-DPRK relations. But in a move that frustrated lawmakers on Capitol Hill, instead of speaking to Congress, the official -- deputy special representative for North Korea Alex Wong -- chose to speak to "friends" at the Hudson Institute, a think tank in downtown Washington. 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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After skipping Senate, Trump’s North Korea envoy updates “friends” at think tank

Deputy special representative for DPRK Alex Wong's appearance at Hudson Institute follows "snub" of Senate hearing

Jacob Fromer February 26, 2020

After skipping Senate, Trump’s North Korea envoy updates “friends” at think tank

U.S. National Park Service - Public Domain

One day after a bipartisan pair of U.S. Senators chastised the State Department for refusing to send any officials to a hearing on North Korea policy, one of President Trump's top envoys in long-stalled talks with Pyongyang opened up publicly on Wednesday about the status of U.S.-DPRK relations.

But in a move that frustrated lawmakers on Capitol Hill, instead of speaking to Congress, the official -- deputy special representative for North Korea Alex Wong -- chose to speak to "friends" at the Hudson Institute, a think tank in downtown Washington.

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