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  • Readout of the President's Call with Republic of Korea President Lee Myung-bak
    Readout of the President's Call with Republic of Korea President Lee Myung-bak

    February 12, 2013 - The President spoke to Republic of Korea President Lee Myung-bak this morning to consult and coordinate on the response to North Korea’s announced nuclear test.  

  • Remarks by Ambassador Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, at the Security Council Stakeout
    Remarks by Ambassador Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, at the Security Council Stakeout

    February 12, 2013 - Good morning, everyone. The Security Council, as you know, just met to discuss North Korea’s highly provocative nuclear test. Countries around the world, including every member of the Security Council, agreed that this test was an extremely regrettable act that further undermines international peace and security, as well as that of the region. 

  • U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea Sung Y. Kim Pledges Close Coordination with Allies in Wake of Third DPRK Nuclear Test
    U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea Sung Y. Kim Pledges Close Coordination with Allies in Wake of Third DPRK Nuclear Test

    February 12, 2013 - Following the announcement today by North Korea that it had conducted its third nuclear test U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea Sung Y. Kim pledged close cooperation with the Republic of Korea and other regional partners in order to deal with North Korea’s latest provocation. 

  • Statement by the President on North Korean Announcement of Nuclear Test
    Statement by the President on North Korean Announcement of Nuclear Test

    February 12, 2013 - North Korea announced today that it conducted a third nuclear test. This is a highly provocative act that, following its December 12 ballistic missile launch, undermines regional stability, violates North Korea’s obligations under numerous United Nations Security Council resolutions, contravenes its commitments under the ... 

  • Remarks at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    Remarks at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

    January 24, 2013 - AMBASSADOR DAVIES: Most of you are not here because I am here, it is because the President is here. But let me go ahead and make a couple of very quick remarks. I do want to follow up on what I said at the airport yesterday, and then maybe we will have time for a few questions at the end of it. But I do want to clear out in time for the President’s departure. I do not want to get in his way.  

  • USUN Fact Sheet on UNSC Response to North Korea's Launch

    January 23, 2013 - In response to North Korea's December 12 launch, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 2087 to condemn the launch and impose new sanctions, including asset freezes and travel bans on critical North Korean companies and officials. Additionally, Resolution 2087 strengthens and expands the scope of existing sanctions, making them more effective and far-reaching.  

  • Remarks to Press at Incheon International Airport
    Remarks to Press at Incheon International Airport

    January 23, 2013 - AMBASSADOR DAVIES: I simply want to say that it is a great pleasure to be back in Seoul. I think our last trip here was in October of last year. I am here with a delegation from the State Department, but also joined by Mr. Syd Seiler, the Korea director at the White House, and tomorrow, we will be joined by Ford Hart, Special Envoy for the Six-Party Talks. 

  • Statement from NSC Spokesman Tommy Vietor on North Korea’s Missile Launch

    December 11, 2012 - North Korea’s launch today—using ballistic missile technology despite express prohibitions by United Nations Security Council resolutions—is a highly provocative act that threatens regional security, directly violates United Nations Security Council resolutions 1718 and 1874, contravenes North Korea’s international obligations, and undermines the global non-proliferation regime. 

  • North Korean Announcement of a Launch December 10-22, 2012

    December 1, 2012 - A North Korean "satellite" launch would be a highly provocative act that threatens peace and security in the region. Any North Korean launch using ballistic missile technology is in direct violation of UN Security Council Resolutions (UNSCRs) 1718 and 1874. 

  • Ambassador Davies’ Remarks to Press at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

    May 21, 2012 - AMBASSADOR DAVIES: Hello everybody. [Pointing to audio recorders on the podium] My goodness, what a collection of machines that you have left here.  

  • Ambassador Davies’ Remarks to Press upon Arrival in Republic of Korea

    May 21, 2012 - AMBASSADOR DAVIES: It is terrific to be back in Seoul for the second trilateral consultation between the United States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea. We will discuss North Korea and also other regional issues.  

  • Statement by Ambassador Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, on Designations by the DPRK (1718) Sanctions Committee
    Statement by Ambassador Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, on Designations by the DPRK (1718) Sanctions Committee

    May 2, 2012 - The United States welcomes today's action by the Security Council's DPRK (1718) Sanctions Committee to impose new sanctions on North Korea and tighten enforcement of existing sanctions.  

  • Fact Sheet: DPRK (1718) Sanctions Committee Actions in Response to Rocket Launch

    May 2, 2012 - On April 16, 2012, the Security Council adopted a Presidential Statement (PRST) to condemn North Korea's recent launch using ballistic missile technology. In that PRST, the Security Council directed the DPRK Sanctions Committee ("1718 Committee") to impose new sanctions and tighten enforcement of existing sanctions on North Korea. On May 2, the Sanctions Committee announced a package of new measures to implement this PRST.  

  • Remarks by Ambassador Susan E. Rice, Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations, at the Security Council Stakeout
    Remarks by Ambassador Susan E. Rice, Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations, at the Security Council Stakeout

    May 2, 2012 - I’d like to make a couple comments on another development. This morning, as you may know, the 1718 Committee—the North Korea Sanctions Committee—has reached agreement on a new set of sanctions against North Korea as a consequence of their missile ... 

  • U.N. Security Council Presidential Statement on North Korea
    U.N. Security Council Presidential Statement on North Korea

    April 16, 2012 - The following is issued in the United States’ capacity as president of the Security Council. This month Ambassador Susan Rice holds the president’s chair of the U.N. Security Council.  

  • Remarks by Ambassador Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, at the Security Council Stakeout, April 16, 2012
    Remarks by Ambassador Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, at the Security Council Stakeout, April 16, 2012

    April 16, 2012- Ambassador Rice: Good morning, everyone. Today the UN Security Council adopted a Presidential Statement that "strongly condemns" North Korea's recent attempt to launch a satellite using ballistic missile technology. 

  • Statement by the Press Secretary on North Korea’s Missile Launch
    Statement by the Press Secretary on North Korea’s Missile Launch

    April 12, 2012 - Despite the failure of its attempted missile launch, North Korea’s provocative action threatens regional security, violates international law and contravenes its own recent commitments. While this action is not surprising given North Korea’s pattern of aggressive behavior, any missile activity by North Korea is of concern to the international community. The United States remains vigilant in the face of North Korean provocations, and is fully committed to the security our allies in the region.  

  • Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Delivers the Forrestal Lecture at the Naval Academy
    Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Delivers the Forrestal Lecture at the Naval Academy

    April 10, 2012 - SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you very much. Thanks for that warm introduction, Zach. Thank you Jordan, who will be helping to moderate the questions at the end of my remarks. Vice Admiral Miller and Captain Clark, thank you for the very warm welcome that you have given me. 

  • Statement By Victoria Nuland, Spokesperson on North Korean Announcement of Missile Launch
    Statement By Victoria Nuland, Spokesperson on North Korean Announcement of Missile Launch

    March 16, 2012 - North Korea’s announcement that it plans to conduct a missile launch in direct violation of its international obligations is highly provocative. UN Security Council Resolutions 1718 and 1874 clearly and unequivocally prohibit North Korea from conducting launches that use ballistic missile technology. 

  • Ambassador Davies' Remarks to the Press at the MOFAT
    Ambassador Davies' Remarks to the Press at the MOFAT

    February 25, 2012 - SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE GLYN DAVIES: Sung Nam, thank you very much for hosting me here at the Foreign Ministry today. It is always a pleasure to come to Seoul, and I am happy that I was able to come here just eight weeks after my last visit. Of course, it has been a very dramatic couple of months, has it not, since I was last here in December of last year. 

  • Ambassador Davies' Remarks at Arrival at Gimpo Airport
    Ambassador Davies' Remarks at Arrival at Gimpo Airport

    February 25, 2012 - AMBASSADOR DAVIES: Let me just say what a pleasure it is to be back in Seoul. I wanted to come to the Republic of Korea directly from Beijing in order to consult with our colleagues in the ROK Government; discuss the results of our meetings in Beijing with the DPRK delegation... 

  • Statement by Secretary Clinton on the Passing of National Defense Commission Chairman Kim Jong Il 
    Statement by Secretary Clinton on the Passing of National Defense Commission Chairman Kim Jong Il 

    December 19, 2011 - With the passing of National Defense Commission Chairman Kim Jong Il, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is now in a period of national mourning. We are deeply concerned with the well being of the North Korean people and our thoughts and prayers are with them during these difficult times. 

  • Secretary Clinton's Remarks With Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba After Their Meeting
    Secretary Clinton's Remarks With Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba After Their Meeting

    December 19, 2011 - SECRETARY CLINTON: Good afternoon, everyone. And it’s an honor for me to welcome Foreign Minister Gemba to the State Department on his first official visit to Washington. He and I have closely consulted both by phone and in person several places, but it’s a real pleasure to have you here. Japan and the United States share a strong and vibrant partnership. Our alliance helps safeguard regional security and is the cornerstone of U.S. strategic engagement throughout the Asia Pacific.  

  • Conclusion of Meetings with The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)

    July 29, 2011 - Following the first round of denuclearization talks between the nuclear negotiators of the Republic of Korea and the DPRK, the United States invited North Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye-Gwan to New York. 

  • Meetings with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)

    July 28, 2011 - Special Representative for North Korea Policy Stephen Bosworth and a U.S. interagency delegation met today with First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye-Gwan and the DPRK delegation at the United States Mission to the United Nations in New York. 

  • Statement by Secretary Clinton - Secretary of State Hilllary R. Clinton
    Statement by Secretary Clinton - Visit of North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kae-gwan to New York

    July 24, 2011 - I had a very productive trilateral meeting yesterday with Foreign Minister Kim of the Republic of Korea and Foreign Minister Matsumoto of Japan. We had a chance to consult and coordinate our diplomatic efforts and approaches with North Korea. 

  • Implementation of the North Korean Human Rights Act
    Implementation of the North Korean Human Rights Act

    June 2, 2011 - Chairman Ros-Lehtinen, Representative Berman, and Members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me to testify today on the implementation of the North Korean Human Rights Act. The United States remains committed to a denuclearized North Korea that respects the rights of its citizens.  

  • Ambassador King’s Remarks Upon Arrival in China
    Ambassador King’s Remarks Upon Arrival in China

    May 28, 2011 - AMBASSADOR KING: We just arrived from Pyongyang. We are very happy to report that Mr. Jun, the American citizen who was being held in Pyongyang, has been released. We are also delighted that within a day or two that he will be able to be back with his wife and family. 

  • Executive Order and Letter from the President
    Executive Order and Letter from the President

    April 18, 2011 - Prohibiting Certain Transactions with Respect to North Korea 

  • U.S. Policy Toward North Korea
    U.S. Policy Toward North Korea

    March 1, 2011 - Chairman Kerry, Senator Lugar, and Members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me to testify today on North Korea, one of our most enduring foreign policy challenges.  

  • Breaking the Cycle of North Korean Provocations
    Breaking the Cycle of North Korean Provocations

    March 1, 2011 - Chairman Kerry, Senator Lugar, and Members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me to testify today on Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). The North Korea issue is one of the most important foreign policy challenges of our time. North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile program and proliferation activity pose an acute threat to a region of enormous economic vitality as well as to our global nonproliferation efforts and to our security interests more generally. 

  • North Korea’s Activities at “Center” of U.S.-China Relationship
    North Korea’s Activities at “Center” of U.S.-China Relationship

    March 1, 2011 - Washington — Senior State Department officials say China and the United States share the goal of eliminating nuclear weapons from the Korean Peninsula and that both countries will need to work together and with partners in East Asia to resolve North Korea’s status as a nuclear weapons state. 

  • U.S., Japan, South Korea to Discuss North Korean Actions
    U.S., Japan, South Korea to Discuss North Korean Actions

    December 1, 2010 - Washington — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will host the foreign ministers of South Korea and Japan in Washington for discussions concerning recent North Korean activities and their impact on regional security, says Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs Philip J. Crowley. 

  • Remarks on North Korea
    Remarks on North Korea

    December 1, 2010 - Ambassador Rice (Nov. 29): "Good afternoon. We’ve been discussing North Korea in the Security Council this morning and I’d like to make a brief statement on that. 

  • U.N. Sanctions Against North Korea Should Be Tightened
    U.N. Sanctions Against North Korea Should Be Tightened

    November 29, 2010 - Washington — The Obama administration called on the United Nations Security Council to tighten the enforcement of U.N. sanctions against North Korea following recent reports that Pyongyang has acquired centrifuges capable of enriching uranium to make nuclear weapons,.. 

  • North Korea Needs to Hear Unified Condemnation of Attack
    North Korea Needs to Hear Unified Condemnation of Attack

    November 24, 2010 - Washington — The Obama administration says China and other countries need to join the United States in sending “a clear, direct, unified message” to North Korea’s leadership that provocations such as the November 23 artillery attack on the South Korean island of Yeonpyeong are “unwarranted, unhelpful and should cease,” according to State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley. 

 

 

 

 

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