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| name = Jung H. Pak
| name = Jung H. Pak
| image = Dr. Jung H. Pak - Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs.jpg
| image = Dr. Jung H. Pak - Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs.jpg
| office = [[List of United States Special Representatives for North Korea|United States Senior Official for the DPRK]]
| office = [[List of United States Special Representatives for North Korea|United States Senior Official for North Korea]]
| president = [[Joe Biden]]
| president = [[Joe Biden]]
| term_start = November 21, 2023
| term_start = November 21, 2023
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| education = [[Colgate University]] (BA), [[Columbia University]] (PhD)
| education = [[Colgate University]] (BA), [[Columbia University]] (PhD)
| occupation = Historian, diplomat
| occupation = Historian, diplomat
| employer = [[US Department of State]]
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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 [[Presidency of Joe Biden|Biden administration]] from 2023 to 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dr. Jung H. Pak |url=https://www.state.gov/biographies/jung-h-pak/ |access-date=June 21, 2023 |website=U.S. Department of State}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Brookings Foreign Policy experts selected to join Biden administration in leadership roles |url=https://www.brookings.edu/news/brookings-foreign-policy-experts-selected-to-join-biden-administration-in-leadership-roles/ |access-date=December 18, 2023 |website=Brookings |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Da-gyum |first=Ji |date=July 10, 2024 |title=US top envoy for NK steps down without successor |url=https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20240710050535 |access-date=July 25, 2024 |website=The Korea Herald |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=ifangbremer |date=July 10, 2024 |title=Top US official for North Korea resigns after less than year in role {{!}} NK News |url=https://www.nknews.org/2024/07/top-us-official-for-north-korea-resigns-after-less-than-year-in-role/ |access-date=July 25, 2024 |website=NK News - North Korea News |language=en-US}}</ref>
'''Jung H. Pak''' is an American historian and diplomat. She served as United States Special Representative for North Korea in the [[Presidency of Joe Biden|Biden administration]] from 2023 to 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dr. Jung H. Pak |url=https://www.state.gov/biographies/jung-h-pak/ |access-date=June 21, 2023 |website=U.S. Department of State}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Brookings Foreign Policy experts selected to join Biden administration in leadership roles |url=https://www.brookings.edu/news/brookings-foreign-policy-experts-selected-to-join-biden-administration-in-leadership-roles/ |access-date=December 18, 2023 |website=Brookings |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Da-gyum |first=Ji |date=July 10, 2024 |title=US top envoy for NK steps down without successor |url=https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20240710050535 |access-date=July 25, 2024 |website=The Korea Herald |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=ifangbremer |date=July 10, 2024 |title=Top US official for North Korea resigns after less than year in role {{!}} NK News |url=https://www.nknews.org/2024/07/top-us-official-for-north-korea-resigns-after-less-than-year-in-role/ |access-date=July 25, 2024 |website=NK News - North Korea News |language=en-US}}</ref>


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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jung H. Pak |url=https://www.brookings.edu/author/jung-h-pak/ |access-date=2023-06-21 |website=Brookings |language=en-US}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jung H. Pak |url=https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/FP_20190814_pak_cv.pdf |access-date=June 21, 2023 |website=Brookings Institution}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jung H. Pak |url=https://www.brookings.edu/author/jung-h-pak/ |access-date=2023-06-21 |website=Brookings |language=en-US}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jung H. Pak |url=https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/FP_20190814_pak_cv.pdf |access-date=June 21, 2023 |website=Brookings Institution}}</ref>

Latest revision as of 20:05, 21 November 2024

Jung H. Pak
United States Senior Official for North Korea
In office
November 21, 2023 – July 5, 2024
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded bySung Y. Kim
Deputy Assistant Secretary of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 20, 2021
PresidentJoe Biden
Personal details
EducationColgate University (BA), Columbia University (PhD)
OccupationHistorian, diplomat

Jung H. Pak is an American historian and diplomat. She served as United States Special Representative 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]

Publications

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Books

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  • Becoming Kim Jong Un: A Former CIA Officer's Insights Into North Korea's Enigmatic Young Dictator, Ballantine Books, April 28, 2020[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Dr. Jung H. Pak". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  2. ^ "Brookings Foreign Policy experts selected to join Biden administration in leadership roles". Brookings. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  3. ^ Da-gyum, Ji (July 10, 2024). "US top envoy for NK steps down without successor". The Korea Herald. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Jung H. Pak". Brookings. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
  6. ^ "Jung H. Pak" (PDF). Brookings Institution. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  7. ^ Pak, Jung H. (2020-01-27). "Becoming Kim Jong Un: A Former CIA Officer's Insights into North Korea's Enigmatic Young Dictator". Brookings. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by United States Senior Official for the DPRK
2023–2024 		Vacant


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