U.S. President Donald Trump may have left the White House declaring victory on North Korea, but some humanitarian workers remember his administration as a web of red tape that stifled their ability to help average people living in an impoverished state.
Now, those humanitarian workers are calling on U.S. President Joe Biden to undo several Trump-era policies, including a ban on American travelers to the DPRK and a licensing system that authorizes their projects.
U.S. President Donald Trump may have left the White House declaring victory on North Korea, but some humanitarian workers remember his administration as a web of red tape that stifled their ability to help average people living in an impoverished state.
Now, those humanitarian workers are calling on U.S. President Joe Biden to undo several Trump-era policies, including a ban on American travelers to the DPRK and a licensing system that authorizes their projects.
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Jeongmin Kim is the Lead Correspondent at NK News and Editorial Director at KOREA PRO, based in Seoul. Kim covers inter-Korean relations and North and South Korean foreign and military affairs. Kim has covered the 2022 ROK presidential election on the ground, and prior to joining NK News, she worked for the CSIS Korea Chair in Washington D.C. and Reuters news agency’s Seoul bureau.