North Korea appoints former U.S. interlocutor as ambassador to Austria



News North Korea appoints former U.S. interlocutor as ambassador to Austria News comes amid a spate of new appointments by DPRK's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), including new Iran envoy Oliver Hotham March 14, 2020 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Choe Kang Il (circled), alongside vice foreign minister Choe Son Hui and others \| State Department, modified by NK News North Korea has appointed Choe Kang Il, a longtime expert on U.S. affairs and diplomat, as its new ambassador to Austria, the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said in a statement on Saturday. Choe -- who previously worked as a deputy director general at the foreign ministry's North America Department -- had served as one of North Korea's top diplomats in talks with the U.S., meeting with State Department officials for a number of working-level negotiations during a warming of relations between the two countries in 2018. North Korea has appointed Choe Kang Il, a longtime expert on U.S. affairs and diplomat, as its new ambassador to Austria, the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said in a statement on Saturday. Choe -- who previously worked as a deputy director general at the foreign ministry's North America Department -- had served as one of North Korea's top diplomats in talks with the U.S., meeting with State Department officials for a number of working-level negotiations during a warming of relations between the two countries in 2018. 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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North Korea appoints former U.S. interlocutor as ambassador to Austria

News comes amid a spate of new appointments by DPRK's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), including new Iran envoy

Oliver Hotham March 14, 2020

North Korea appoints former U.S. interlocutor as ambassador to Austria

Choe Kang Il (circled), alongside vice foreign minister Choe Son Hui and others | State Department, modified by NK News

North Korea has appointed Choe Kang Il, a longtime expert on U.S. affairs and diplomat, as its new ambassador to Austria, the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said in a statement on Saturday.

Choe -- who previously worked as a deputy director general at the foreign ministry's North America Department -- had served as one of North Korea's top diplomats in talks with the U.S., meeting with State Department officials for a number of working-level negotiations during a warming of relations between the two countries in 2018.