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North Korea's Surprise New Nuclear Envoy Key to Trump-Kim Talks
What little is known about the man Kim Jong Un has tapped to prepare his summit with President Donald Trump suggests he’s more familiar with defending North Korea’s nuclear arsenal than giving it up.
Kim Hyok Chol, a career diplomat from an elite North Korean family, made his international debut just a few weeks ago as Pyongyang’s new point man for nuclear negotiations. In the run-up to the Feb. 27-28 summit, he has been in talks with U.S. counterpart Stephen Biegun to lay the groundwork for the meeting, taking diplomats by surprise.