Korea Update

Duyeon Kim | Jun 26, 2011 | there are 0 comments 0

Two significant news this week:

1. Ambassador Sung Kim is the first ethnic Korean to become U.S. Ambassador to Seoul. Click here for more.

2. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reiterated that Washington is willing to engage North Korea if Pyongyang improves relations with Seoul. Clinton and visiting South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan met to discuss various Korean Peninsular issues. Click here for their remarks. Click here for an AP article on Washington's reiterated position.

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