Former US ambassador to South Korea Sung Kim appointed acting assistant secretary of state
Posted : 2021-01-22 15:21
Updated : 2021-01-23 09:54
In this photo from May 2008, Sung Kim, then-director of the Office of Korean Affairs in the United States, shows reporters documents he brought back from North Korea as he discusses the latest developments in the Six Party Talks at the State Department in Washington. AP-Yonhap
Former U.S. ambassador to South Korea Sung Kim has been appointed acting assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs.
The Korea American diplomat was appointed to the post as of Wednesday, according to information available on the website of the State Department.