Over a year on, still no U.S. ambassador to South Korea



Analysis Over a year on, still no U.S. ambassador to South Korea With Mark Lippert's departure last January and the post remaining vacant, has diplomacy suffered? Seungmock Oh January 23, 2018 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Osan Air Base Mark Lippert, the former U.S. ambassador to South Korea, left his post on January 20 last year. Since then, Park Geun-hye was impeached, Moon Jae-in rose to power, and North Korea conducted over 20 missile launches as well as its sixth nuclear test. And yet as international sanctions correspondingly strengthened – spearheaded in large part due to pressure from Washington – inter-Korean talks came almost out of nowhere this January, something the South Korean president was, however, quick to credit to Donald Trump for personally. Yet throughout this one year period – one of the most turbulent years surrounding the © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update & Podcast Updates Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

Analysis

Over a year on, still no U.S. ambassador to South Korea

With Mark Lippert's departure last January and the post remaining vacant, has diplomacy suffered?

Seungmock Oh January 23, 2018

Over a year on, still no U.S. ambassador to South Korea

Osan Air Base

Mark Lippert, the former U.S. ambassador to South Korea, left his post on January 20 last year.

Since then, Park Geun-hye was impeached, Moon Jae-in rose to power, and North Korea conducted over 20 missile launches as well as its sixth nuclear test.

And yet as international sanctions correspondingly strengthened – spearheaded in large part due to pressure from Washington – inter-Korean talks came almost out of nowhere this January, something the South Korean president was, however, quick to credit to Donald Trump for personally.

Yet throughout this one year period – one of the most turbulent years surrounding the

Over a year on, still no U.S. ambassador to South Korea

Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most –

as selected by

One more step!

Error!

Trending

Recent Stories

About the Author

Seungmock Oh

Start your day with
the North Korea stories that matter most –