Retirement celebration held for former Ambassador Sung Kim

 

Former colleagues, Korean American friends and other acquaintances held a special retirement celebration for former veteran diplomat Sung Kim, best known for his negotiations with North Korea, in Washington on Wednesday.

Organized by the Council of Korean Americans, the celebration was filled with current and former U.S. diplomats and other prominent figures, including former Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte, U.S. Senior Official for North Korea Jung Pak and U.S. Special Representative for North Korean Human Rights Issues Julie Turner.

Kim, a Korean American, retired late last year, ending decades of public service, including his stint as a prosecutor and the top U.S. nuclear negotiator, as well as ambassadorial posts in South Korea, the Philippines and Indonesia.

 

Washington D.C., Yonhap