peninsula. today i confirmed to president moon that the united states will proceed with the close cooperation with the public of korea and our approach. to say help drive all these efforts, i m pleased to announce that ambassador sung kim, career diplomat and with deep policy expertise will serve as u.s. special envoy for the dprk. ambassador kim, you are here somewhere today. stand up, will you? [applause] thank you for taking on this important role. we appreciate it very much. usrok partnership also extends beyond the goals of the peninsula. the address address issues of regional and global concern through stronger cooperation with partners in the region, including osson the quad and try lateral cooperation with japan. the multilateral cooperation is particularly important to