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The
United States Special Representative for The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
is the top
US State Department
official who represents the
United States
' interests with respect to
North Korea
in a diplomatic context. North Korea and the United States have no formal
diplomatic relations
. (See
North Korea?United States relations
.)
Sweden
acts as the
protecting power
of United States interests in North Korea for
consular
matters.
[1]
Current office holders
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President
Joe Biden
announced on May 21, 2021 that
Sung Kim
will serve as the U.S. special envoy for
North Korea
.
[2]
List of Special Representatives
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No.
|
Special Representatives
|
Term start
|
Term end
|
US President
|
NK Supreme Leader
|
1
|
|
Stephen W. Bosworth
|
February 20, 2009
|
October 26, 2011
|
Barack Obama
|
Kim Jong-il
|
2
|
|
Glyn T. Davies
|
October 26, 2011
|
November 6, 2014
|
Kim Jong-un
|
3
|
|
Sung Kim
|
November 6, 2014
|
November 3, 2016
|
4
|
|
Joseph Y. Yun
|
October 17, 2016
|
March 2, 2018
|
Donald Trump
|
5
|
|
Stephen Biegun
|
August 23, 2018
|
January 20, 2021
|
6
|
|
Sung Kim
|
May 21, 2021
|
Incumbent
|
Joe Biden
|
Stephen W. Bosworth
served as special envoy to North Korea from 2009 to 2011, under President Obama. He had previously been an ambassador to several countries, including to South Korea from 1997 to 2001.
[3]
Glyn Davies
served as the Special Representative for North Korea Policy from January 2012-November 2014.
[4]
Sung Kim
served as the Special Representative for North Korea Policy from November 2014-September 2016 and as Special Envoy for the Six-Party Talks from 2008-2011.
[5]
Joseph Y. Yun
served as the Special Representative for North Korea Policy October 17, 2016 ? March 2, 2018.
[6]
Stephen Biegun
was appointed by Secretary
Mike Pompeo
and served from 2018?2021.
[7]
List of Special Envoys on North Korean Human Rights Issues
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No.
|
Special Envoys
|
Term start
|
Term end
|
US President
|
NK Supreme Leader
|
1
|
|
Jay Lefkowitz
|
August 19, 2005
|
January 2009
|
George W. Bush
|
Kim Jong-il
|
2
|
|
Robert R. King
|
November 24, 2009
|
January 12, 2017
|
Barack Obama
|
Kim Jong-il
Kim Jong-un
|
3
|
|
Julie Turner
|
October 13, 2023
|
Incumbent
|
Joe Biden
|
Kim Jong-un
|
Jay Lefkowitz
was President
George W. Bush
's Special Envoy for
Human Rights in North Korea
.
[8]
Robert R. King
served as Special Envoy on North Korean Human Rights Issues from November 2009 to January 2017.
[9]
Special Envoys
|
Term start
|
Term end
|
US President
|
NK Supreme Leader
|
Jack Pritchard
|
April 2001
|
September 2003
|
George W. Bush
|
Kim Jong-il
|
James A. Kelly
|
September 2003
|
January 2005
|
George W. Bush
|
Kim Jong-il
|
Christopher R. Hill
|
February 14, 2005
|
2008
|
George W. Bush
Barack Obama
|
Kim Jong-il
|
Sung Kim
|
July 31, 2008
|
October 13, 2011
|
Barack Obama
|
Kim Jong-il
|
Clifford Hart
|
October 31, 2011
|
July 23, 2013
|
Barack Obama
|
Kim Jong-il
Kim Jong-un
|
Sydney Seiler
|
September 2, 2014
|
2015
|
Barack Obama
|
Kim Jong-un
|
Clifford Hart
served as the Special Envoy for the
Six-Party Talks
October 2011-July 2013.
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See also
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References
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- ^
"U.S. Relations with North Korea"
.
U.S. Department of State
. October 18, 2016
. Retrieved
2017-08-13
.
- ^
"Biden Appoints Career Diplomat Sung Kim To Serve As Special Envoy To North Korea"
.
The Public Radio Service of Western Kentucky University
. 22 May 2021
. Retrieved
2021-05-22
.
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Langer, Emily (January 6, 2016).
"Stephen W. Bosworth, three-time U.S. ambassador, dies at 76"
.
Washington Post
. Archived from
the original
on 2016-01-07
. Retrieved
December 2,
2018
.
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"Davies, Glyn"
.
U.S. Department of State
. Retrieved
2017-01-24
.
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"Kim, Sung"
.
U.S. Department of State
. Retrieved
2017-01-24
.
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"Yun, Joseph Y."
U.S. Department of State
. Retrieved
2017-01-24
.
- ^
Harris, Gardiner (August 23, 2018).
"Pompeo Will Return to North Korea Next Week With Reinforcement"
.
New York Times
.
Archived
from the original on 2018-08-23
. Retrieved
August 23,
2018
.
- ^
"Final report of Jay Lefkowitz, U.S. Special Envoy for Human Rights in North Korea - Democratic People's Republic of Korea"
.
ReliefWeb
. Retrieved
2020-07-18
.
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"King, Robert R."
U.S. Department of State
. Retrieved
2017-01-24
.
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"US envoy for six-party talks moved and not yet replaced"
.
Archived
from the original on 2017-02-02
. Retrieved
2017-01-24
.
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