Washington: United States President Joe Biden has appointed Ambassador Sung Kim as the country’s special envoy for North Korea (DPRK).
“I am pleased to announce that Ambassador Sung Kim, a career diplomat with deep policy expertise, will serve as US special envoy for the DPRK [North Korea],” President Biden said during a joint press conference with the South Korean President Moon Jae-in.
Biden reiterated his readiness to engage diplomatically with North Korea “to take pragmatic steps that will reduce tensions as we move toward our ultimate goal of denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.”