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Wed, 11/05/2008 - 14:42
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Obama boasts huge pool of Korea policy advisers
By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan rushed to
meet with Chuck Hagel, senior senator of Nebraska, during his visit to Washington in September.
Vice Foreign Minister Kwon Jong-rak made time for an one-hour
meeting with Anthony Lake, the national security adviser under the Clinton
administration, on the sidelines of an annual strategic dialogue with his
American counterpart in Washington earlier in the month.
The meetings reflect South Korean officials' efforts to expand personal ties with
Barack Obama's senior advisers on foreign affairs.
"The Obama camp has a lot of experts on Korean affairs, many of whom served in
the Clinton administration," a Foreign Ministry official said.
The ministry has compiled data and information on the human network of both the
candidates for months, using the diplomatic missions throughout the U.S.
Lake has been a confidant to many Democratic presidents and presidential
candidates. He worked as national security adviser from 1993-1997.
South Korean officials expect Lake to exert big influence on the Obama
administration's diplomatic policy, although he is unlikely to take up a key post
partly due to his age of 70.
They say Jeffrey Bader, researcher at Brookings Institution, may replace
Christopher Hill as assistant secretary of state or Washington's top negotiator
on the North Korean nuclear issue.
"His job will likely depend on how the new U.S. government will reorganize the
nuclear negotiation team," the ministry official said.
Sources close to Obama have indicated that a separate post in charge of the
nuclear issue will be created. Currently, Assistant Secretary of State Hill
doubles as Washington's top delegate to the six-way talks.
Frank Jannuzi, the senior East Asia specialist for the minority staff of the
Senate Foreign Relations Committee, is also a key member of the diplomatic team
at the Obama camp, especially dealing with South Korean affairs.
He has served an assistant to Obama's running mate Sen. Joseph Biden.
Joel Wit, former coordinator for the implementation of 1994 US-North Korea Agreed
Framework, leads a North Korea team at the Obama camp.
lcd@yna.co.kr
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SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan rushed to
meet with Chuck Hagel, senior senator of Nebraska, during his visit to Washington in September.
Vice Foreign Minister Kwon Jong-rak made time for an one-hour
meeting with Anthony Lake, the national security adviser under the Clinton
administration, on the sidelines of an annual strategic dialogue with his
American counterpart in Washington earlier in the month.
The meetings reflect South Korean officials' efforts to expand personal ties with
Barack Obama's senior advisers on foreign affairs.
"The Obama camp has a lot of experts on Korean affairs, many of whom served in
the Clinton administration," a Foreign Ministry official said.
The ministry has compiled data and information on the human network of both the
candidates for months, using the diplomatic missions throughout the U.S.
Lake has been a confidant to many Democratic presidents and presidential
candidates. He worked as national security adviser from 1993-1997.
South Korean officials expect Lake to exert big influence on the Obama
administration's diplomatic policy, although he is unlikely to take up a key post
partly due to his age of 70.
They say Jeffrey Bader, researcher at Brookings Institution, may replace
Christopher Hill as assistant secretary of state or Washington's top negotiator
on the North Korean nuclear issue.
"His job will likely depend on how the new U.S. government will reorganize the
nuclear negotiation team," the ministry official said.
Sources close to Obama have indicated that a separate post in charge of the
nuclear issue will be created. Currently, Assistant Secretary of State Hill
doubles as Washington's top delegate to the six-way talks.
Frank Jannuzi, the senior East Asia specialist for the minority staff of the
Senate Foreign Relations Committee, is also a key member of the diplomatic team
at the Obama camp, especially dealing with South Korean affairs.
He has served an assistant to Obama's running mate Sen. Joseph Biden.
Joel Wit, former coordinator for the implementation of 1994 US-North Korea Agreed
Framework, leads a North Korea team at the Obama camp.
lcd@yna.co.kr
(END)
