US envoy on North Korea policy is retiring

WASHINGTON (AP) " The senior U.S. diplomat who has retained back-channel contacts with North Korea amid high tension over the pariah nation's nuclear program is retiring.The State Department says Joseph Yun, a 30-year veteran of the U.S. foreign service, has decided to retire for personal reasons. Spokeswoman Heather Nauert says Secretary of State Rex Tillerson "has reluctantly accepted his decision and wished him ?well."Yun's retirement comes amid continuing tensions but also [...]


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