Philip Goldberg, U.S. Ambassador to Korea, Officially Assumes Post on the 10th

Philip Goldberg, U.S. Ambassador to South Korea.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-joo] Philip Goldberg, the new U.S. Ambassador to South Korea, will officially assume his post on the 10th. This will also end the 1 year and 6 months vacancy of the U.S. Ambassador position in South Korea.

Ambassador Goldberg is a career diplomat who served as the U.S. Ambassador to Colombia from 2019 until recently. Prior to that, he served as charg? d'affaires in Chile and Cuba, and as ambassador to Bolivia and the Philippines.

A prominent expert on North Korea sanctions, he served as the State Department's North Korea sanctions coordinator from 2009 to 2010, overseeing the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1874 and coordinating related international cooperation.

With North Korea conducting a series of missile provocations this year, his nomination as U.S. Ambassador to South Korea has led to speculation that the Biden administration may be shifting to a tougher stance against North Korea.

At his confirmation hearing, Ambassador Goldberg described North Korea as a "rogue regime" and emphasized the need to maintain the policy of "complete, verifiable, and irreversible denuclearization" (CVID) of North Korea.

Ambassador Goldberg is expected to focus on coordinating North Korea policy with the South Korean government and strengthening the alliance in military and economic security areas in line with the Korea-U.S. "comprehensive strategic alliance."

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