U.S. Department of Defense Appoints Korean-American John Noh as Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Asia
John No, a Korean-American, has been appointed as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) for East Asia in the U.S. Department of Defense, responsible for defense and security policies related to East Asia, including South Korea and Japan, under the Donald Trump administration.
On the 21st (local time), the U.S. Department of Defense announced that John No, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia, took the oath of office the previous day.
The Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia is a position equivalent to a director-level post in Korea, responsible for policies related to South Korea, Japan, China, Taiwan, and others under the Under Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs.
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Deputy Assistant Secretary No is of Korean descent and graduated from Stanford Law School. Prior to this, he worked at the U.S. House of Representatives China Task Force and served as a federal prosecutor.
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