State Department accused of "stonewalling" Congress on North Korea issue



News State Department accused of “stonewalling” Congress on North Korea issue Senior administration official will speak at Washington think tank, instead of testifying before Senate as planned Jacob Fromer February 23, 2020 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Martin Falbisoner / CC BY-SA 3.0 The U.S. Senate panel overseeing the State Department's East Asia agenda will hold a rare public hearing on the Trump administration's North Korea policy on Tuesday, but a senior official in charge of that policy has now backed out against the wishes of lawmakers, NK News has learned. The official, deputy special representative for North Korea Alex Wong, had been expected to appear at the hearing on Tuesday to update Senators on the state of negotiations with Pyongyang, but his appearance was canceled after President Donald Trump nominated him for a new role at the UN earlier this month, according to multiple people with knowledge of the matter. The U.S. Senate panel overseeing the State Department's East Asia agenda will hold a rare public hearing on the Trump administration's North Korea policy on Tuesday, but a senior official in charge of that policy has now backed out against the wishes of lawmakers, NK News has learned. The official, deputy special representative for North Korea Alex Wong, had been expected to appear at the hearing on Tuesday to update Senators on the state of negotiations with Pyongyang, but his appearance was canceled after President Donald Trump nominated him for a new role at the UN earlier this month, according to multiple people with knowledge of the matter. Become a member for less than $4 per week. Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © 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 Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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State Department accused of “stonewalling” Congress on North Korea issue

Senior administration official will speak at Washington think tank, instead of testifying before Senate as planned

Jacob Fromer February 23, 2020

State Department accused of “stonewalling” Congress on North Korea issue

The U.S. Senate panel overseeing the State Department's East Asia agenda will hold a rare public hearing on the Trump administration's North Korea policy on Tuesday, but a senior official in charge of that policy has now backed out against the wishes of lawmakers, NK News has learned.

The official, deputy special representative for North Korea Alex Wong, had been expected to appear at the hearing on Tuesday to update Senators on the state of negotiations with Pyongyang, but his appearance was canceled after President Donald Trump nominated him for a new role at the UN earlier this month, according to multiple people with knowledge of the matter.