The United States’ top diplomat handling the Korean peninsula has abruptly resigned, citing personal reasons, the State Department said.
WASHINGTON – The United States’ top diplomat handling the Korean peninsula — a 30-year foreign policy veteran — has abruptly resigned, citing personal reasons, the State Department said Tuesday.
Joseph Yun, special representative for North Korean policy and regarded as a tireless negotiator, informed the State Department of his decision, and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson “reluctantly accepted” the resignation, State spokeswoman Heather Nauert said.
Nauert said that despite the loss of a key point man, and while there is still no U. S. ambassador to South Korea or confirmed assistant secretary of State for the region, “our diplomatic efforts regarding North Korea will continue based on our maximum pressure campaign to isolate” the government of leader Kim Jong Un.
