WASHINGTON — The senior US diplomat who has retained back-channel contacts with North Korea amid high tension over the pariah nation’s nuclear program is retiring.
Associated Press: US envoy on North Korea policy is retiring
This photo taken on Feb.8, 2018 and released on Feb.9, 2018 by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (2nd R) attending a military parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the Korean People's Army at Kim Il Sung square in Pyongyang.