S. Korea names Wi Sung-lac as new nuclear envoy

SEOUL, March 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Monday appointed Wi Sung-lac, special
assistant to Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan, as its new chief envoy on the North
Korean nuclear issue, the ministry said.
Wi served as minister for political affairs at the South Korean embassy in
Washington from 2004-2007 after leading the foreign ministry's North American
affairs bureau from 2003-2004. He is known for expertise on the U.S. and North
Korean nuclear issues.
Wi replaces Kim Sook, who was named deputy director of the National Intelligence
Service.
lcd@yna.co.kr
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