Diplomatic consent completed for ex-FM Kang to become ambassador to U.S.: security adviser

SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Yonhap) -- National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac said Wednesday that diplomatic consent from Washington has been completed for former Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha to be formally appointed as South Korea's ambassador to the United States.

Kang has already received diplomatic consent from Washington over the appointment, known as "agrement," Wi told a forum in Seoul.

With the process finalized, she is expected to be officially appointed as the ambassador to the U.S. in the near future.

Kang, who served as South Korea's top diplomat from 2017 to 2021 under former President Moon Jae-in, will become the Lee Jae Myung administration's first ambassador to Washington.

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