Joseph Yun
The Public Record
The United States has agreed to hold the first-ever summit with the North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un, and, as a result, tensions are materially down.
Declaring that the United States does not have hostile intent and that United States will begin normalization and peace treaty negotiations is needed as security assurances.
To reach a clear outcome on denuclearization, there should be a corresponding clarity on security assurances.
Key words from the administration now seem to be 'process' and 'progress,' a big change from the 'all in one' or 'big bang' denuclearization.
I think one weakness of some of these agreements that we have entered is that it does not have full buy-in from Congress.
I think the key difference that we will feel is that South Koreans will want to lift sanctions way earlier than Washington.
Malaysia needed to show greater political will in prosecuting human traffickers and protecting their victims
U.S. businesses are reporting unprecedented access to the Korean market and significantly enhanced opportunities for exports.
I was one of the strongest advocates for passage of permanent normal trade relations because I believe that our further engaging with China in trade and opening up more and more doors for China to do business with the United States was a…
We respect Vietnam's independence and sovereignty, and we believe that allowing all of Vietnamese people to have a voice in determining their future is critical to achieving their full potential.