WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Embassy in South Korea announced Monday that Kevin Kim, formerly the State Department's top official on East Asia, has been appointed interim charge d'affaires, or acting ambassador.
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U.S. President Donald Trump, center left, meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in June 2019 in the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas. © Reuters
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