Joseph Yun: “The dynamics in Congress, however, make it unlikely we will have any second opportunity to renew your Compact if we…”

I would say that it was very much in United States' interest to preserve section 177, and we did that in the agreement.

We should not accept North Korea as a nuclear-weapons state.

U.S. businesses are reporting unprecedented access to the Korean market and significantly enhanced opportunities for exports.

Underpinned by the Compacts, our partnerships with the FAS have formed a bedrock of U.S.-Pacific cooperation for nearly four decades.