Former United States Ambassador to Korea and current Chairman of the Pacific Century Institute Donald Gregg arrived in North Korea leading a delegation of four on Monday. Gregg’s visit comes as North Korea withdrew its invitation for Robert King, the U.S. Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights Issues, who was expected to negotiate Kenneth Bae’s release. However, the delegation’s visit is part of ongoing diplomacy with Pyongyang and not specifically intended to discuss Bae.

The four-man delegation from the Pacific Century Institute (PCI) arrived at Pyongyang-SunanInternational Airport in North Korea Monday on the latest visit in an ongoing