Biden’s Envoy to the UN Set to Visit Border With North Korea
- UN envoy Thomas-Greenfield to travel to Japan, South Korea
- Trip follows Russia’s veto on UN resolution about Pyongyang
South Korean soldiers stand guard in the truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone separating South and North Korea.
Photographer: Jeon Heon-Kyun/Getty ImagesThe US ambassador to the United Nations will travel to the North Korean border as the Biden administration looks to reaffirm support for Asian allies and draw attention to a breakdown in Security Council unity over efforts to rein in Pyongyang’s nuclear arsenal.
Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield will become the most senior US official to visit the demilitarized zone dividing the two Koreas since Vice President Kamala Harris went there in 2022. US mission spokesman Nate Evans said it’s part of a bigger week-long trip to South Korea and Japan, both of which are current members of the Security Council.