
Dr. Stephen Noerper speaks to White House and State negotiations with the DPRK.

Dr. Stephen Noerper speaks to White House and State negotiations with the DPRK.
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[VIDEO LINK] President of the Korea Society Thomas Byrne discuss the North Korea–United States Summit with Fox 5 DC: News On the Hill.

[AUDIO LINK] U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, briefing Asian allies in Seoul Thursday, underscored what he called the urgency of North Korea to denuclearize following leader Kim Jong Un’s historic meeting Tuesday in Singapore with President Donald Trump. After meeting with his South Korean and Japanese counterparts, Pompeo said sanctions will remain in effect for the time being:
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Thomas Hubbard, chairman of the Korea Society and a former U.S. Ambassador to South Korea, talks about the talks between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Hubbard speaks with Ramy Inocencio and Haidi Lun on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Australia.” (Source: Bloomberg)
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Asked about how the summit is viewed in the US, President of the Korea Society Thomas Byrne said that the 12 June summit in Singapore is unconventional given its top-down nature. The fact that two rounds of more traditional bottom-up negotiations have failed in the past, however, means it is possible this new approach will yield positive results.

Amb. Thomas Hubbard, Korea Society chairman and former U.S. ambassador to the Republic of Korea, and Rod Hunter, Baker McKenzie partner and former National Security Council senior director, discuss the expectations for the summit between President Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un.
Amb. Thomas Hubbard, Korea Society chairman and former U.S. ambassador to the Republic of Korea, discuss the expectations for the summit between President Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un on VOA.
