White House Assembling a Team for Upcoming North Korea Summit| Sanctions advocate Anthony Ruggiero added to team
With the White House planning a direct meeting between President Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong-un “by May,” they are in a rush to get ready. That means a hastily assembled team of officials and “experts” on North Korea who can get the leadership prepared for negotiations.
Exactly what this team is ultimately going to look like is unclear, but Anthony Ruggiero from the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies is the first member announced. Ruggiero had worked for the Treasury Department, and most recently as an adviser to Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL).
Ruggerio’s recent writing has centered heavily on North Korea, with an eye toward advocating more and harsher sanctions against them, and pushing for moves against Chinese companies for “collaborating” with North Korea.
