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.
