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Rubio, Waltz nominations presage tough U.S. line on North Korea, China and possibly allies

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will likely nominate Florida senator Marco Rubio as his secretary of state and Rep. Michael Waltz as his national security adviser, multiple outlets reported Monday.

2024-11-12

Grenell's rise as Trump foreign policy team frontrunner sparks concern in South Korea

As U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s second administration begins to take shape, among the frontrunners for a top foreign policy and national security role is Richard Grenell, Trump’s former ambassador to Germany.

2024-11-11

An exemplary life as a civil servant (KOR)

When I think about what the life of a public official should look like, I take the example of former U.S. Secretary of State Dean Rusk.

2023-12-22

An exemplary life as a civil servant

When I think about what the life of a public official should look like, I take the example of former U.S. Secretary of State Dean Rusk.

2023-12-21

Blinken reiterates the U.S. commitment to defending Korea

The United States remains committed to using all of its military capabilities, including nuclear, to defend South Korea, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday after talks with South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin.

2023-02-05

Korean-Americans eager for reunions with kin in North

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken pledged Monday to work with both Seoul and Pyongyang to help arrange reunions of Korean-Americans who were separated from family members during the 1950-53 Korean War.

2021-06-08

U.S. secretaries of state, defense fly into Seoul

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin touched down in Seoul Wednesday, kicking off the first such joint visit to the country in 11 years to coordinate North Korea policy and work on alliance issues.

2021-03-17

Blinken isn't keen on unfreezing Iranian assets in Korea yet

The United States doesn’t plan on allowing a release of Iran’s frozen assets in Korea until Tehran returns to the 2015 nuclear accord, said U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken Wednesday.

2021-03-11

Kang and Blinken agree nuclear issue is high priority

Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha and new U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken agreed that the North Korean nuclear issue should be treated as an urgent manner under the Joe Biden administration in their first phone call Wednesday.

2021-01-27

Back to the drawing board on North Korea, says Blinken

President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee for secretary of state, Antony J. Blinken, said Tuesday a wholesale review of U.S. policy toward North Korea was in order, signaling the new administration's intent to dial up pressure on the regime...

2021-01-20