South Korea Appoints Kim Ji-hoon as Deputy Head of Korea-US Nuclear Task Force

Kim Ji-hoon, counselor at the South Korean Embassy in Brazil, has been appointed deputy head of the Korea-US Nuclear Cooperation Task Force.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday, Kim was appointed to the position on March 3 and has returned to Korea. He will work alongside Lim Gap-soo, who was named government representative of the Korea-US Nuclear Cooperation Task Force in December last year, to lead negotiations on nuclear enrichment and reprocessing.

Kim previously served at the South Korean Mission to the United Nations, the Embassy in Mozambique, the Africa and Middle East Bureau at headquarters, and the Consulate General in Washington, D.C.

However, regardless of Seoul's preparations, the Korea-US nuclear negotiations are likely to be delayed due to the Iran situation. Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said last month that "the US delegation will visit Korea in February," but no schedule has been confirmed yet.