Robert R. King
Robert King | |
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United States Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights Issues | |
| In office November 24, 2009 – January 12, 2017 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Jay Lefkowitz |
| Succeeded by | Julie Turner (2023) |
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| Born | June 8, 1942 Tufts University |
Robert R. "Bob" King (born June 8, 1942) is an American diplomat. He was nominated in September 2009 by President Barack Obama and confirmed by the United States Senate in November 2009, to serve as United States special envoy for North Korean Human Rights Issues, an ambassadorial ranked position.[1]
Life and career
King is a native of Wyoming. King holds a bachelor's degree from
While working for Radio Free Europe in Germany, he proposed returning the Holy Crown of Hungary to Hungary to help improve relations with that nation in a mock memo as part of his application to work in a White House Fellow for the Carter Administration. Upon being accepted, doing so became part of his responsibilities.[2]
King is the author of five books and some 40 articles on international relations topics.
King and his wife Kay are the parents of three children. He is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
See also
- United States Special Representative for North Korea Policy
References
- ^ "King, Robert R." United States Department of State. state.gov. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
- BYU Magazine, Spring 2012. Accessed May 3, 2012.
- ^ "Dr. Robert R. King, Staff Director of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Receives Coalition Award at Mikulás Dinner". Hungarian-American Coalition. hacusa.org. Archived from the original on 7 December 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
External links
- White House Press Release, Sep 24, 2009
- State Department Biography
- "Washington DC member nominated as ambassador", Church News, October 17, 2009
- Friedman, Lisa. The Almanac of the Unelected. 2008. p. 190
- Appearances on C-SPAN
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