Jung H. Pak | |
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| United States Senior Official for the DPRK | |
| In office November 21, 2023 – July 5, 2024 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Sung Y. Kim |
| Deputy Assistant Secretary of East Asian and Pacific Affairs | |
| Assumed office January 20, 2021 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Personal details | |
| Education | Colgate University (BA), Columbia University (PhD) |
| Occupation | Historian, diplomat |
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Jung H. Pak is an American historian and diplomat. She served as United States Special Representatives for North Korea in the Biden administration from 2023 to 2024.[1][2][3][4]
Pak previously was a SK-Korea Foundation Chair in Korea Studies and Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution's Center for East Asia Policy Studies.[5] Prior to that she was a Portfolio Manager for the East Asia & Pacific Mission Center at the Central Intelligence Agency. She holds a PhD in U.S. history from Columbia University and a BA in history (magna cum laude) from Colgate University, where she was also awarded an honorary doctorate and served on the board of trustees.[6]
- ^ "Dr. Jung H. Pak". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
- ^ "Brookings Foreign Policy experts selected to join Biden administration in leadership roles". Brookings. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ^ Da-gyum, Ji (July 10, 2024). "US top envoy for NK steps down without successor". The Korea Herald. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
- ^ ifangbremer (July 10, 2024). "Top US official for North Korea resigns after less than year in role | NK News". NK News - North Korea News. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
- ^ "Jung H. Pak". Brookings. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
- ^ "Jung H. Pak" (PDF). Brookings Institution. Retrieved June 21, 2023.