May 15, 2019, by Robert King—
Ambassador Robert R. King discusses the importance of continuing efforts to increase access to outside information for the North Korean people and the Kim Jong-un’s regime efforts to limit access to foreign news, information and culture... North Korea has the abysmal “distinction” of ranking absolutely last of the 180 countries ranked…
April 30, 2019, by Robert King—
Ambassador Robert R. King discusses the implications of the recent article by the Washington Post that reported that the North Korean government insisted U.S. officials to sign a pledge to pay a $2 million medical bill treatment of Otto Warmbier... Anna Fifield from the Washington Post reported on April 25 that the North Korean government insisted U.S. officials…
March 5, 2019, by Robert King—
Ambassador Robert R. King assesses the implications of President Trump’s assertion that Kim Jong-un was not immediately aware of the details of Otto Warmbier’s critical condition at last week’s press conference in Hanoi... At a press conference following the ill-fated summit in Hanoi last week, President Donald Trump…
February 7, 2019, by Robert King—
Ambassador Robert King analyzes the striking difference between President Trump’s treatment of North Korea’s human rights abuses in his State of the Union Speech in 2018 and in 2019... While commentators have observed striking similarities between President Donald Trump’s rhetoric in the State of the Union…
December 18, 2018, by Robert King—
After a silence of several months on North Korea’s human rights record, the U.S. government is again calling attention to the issue, as Ambassador Robert R. King writes in his commentary... After a silence of several months on North Korea’s human rights record, the U.S. government…
November 6, 2018, by Robert King—
During the last two and a half decades, one of the key North Korean humanitarian and human rights issues has been citizens of the North who choose to leave and flee to China... During the last two and a half decades, one of the key North Korean humanitarian…
September 4, 2018, by Robert King—
As we consider next steps in the relationship with the North, humanitarian engagement should definitely be one issue on the table... For much of the past year, international attention on North Korea has focused on its aggressive nuclear and missile programs and how to engage with...
July 12, 2018, by Robert King—
With the adoption of the reauthorization of the North Korea Human Rights Act, the Congress has emphatically reaffirmed that human rights remains a key element of U.S. policy toward the North Korea... On July 10 President Trump was presented with the final approved text of H.R. 2061 “to reauthorize…
July 9, 2018, by Robert King—
It is almost a month since the Singapore Summit brought together U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. It is too early to assess the value and significance of that meeting... It is almost a month since the Singapore Summit brought together U.S. President Donald Trump…
June 5, 2018, by Robert King—
There are a number of areas where we can make cautious non-threatening steps forward on human rights, and this is the time to do it... Only a week remains before the planned meeting in Singapore between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. A good deal has...
