Obama Administration Key Leadership Relevant to the DPRK (Fall 2012)
Click here for a pdf version of this issue brief. Appointments or Senate confirmations made after January 1, 2012 are noted where applicable. For a comprehensive list of nomination and confirmation dates, see http://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/nominations-and-appointments
Previous versions of this chart from earlier in the Obama administration can be found here (2011) and here (2009).
US AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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Position
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Name |
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Administrator for USAID
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Assistant Administrator for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance |
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
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Position
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Name |
Notes |
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Secretary of Defense |
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Deputy Secretary of Defense |
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Under Secretary of Defense for Policy |
Confirmed May 2012; formerly Michèle Fluornoy |
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Assistant Secretary for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs |
Confirmed April 2012; formerly Wallace “Chip” Gregson |
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Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs |
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Commander, US Pacific Command |
Appointed March 2012. |
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Commander, US Forces Korea |
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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Position |
Name |
Notes |
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Secretary of Energy |
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Deputy Secretary of Energy |
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Under Secretary for National Nuclear Security Administration |
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Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation |
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NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
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Position
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Name |
Notes |
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Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs |
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Deputy National Security Advisor |
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Senior Director for East Asian Affairs |
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Director for Japan, Korea and the Six Party Talks |
Sydney A. Seiler |
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Special Assistant to the President and Weapons of Mass Destruction Coordinator |
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Senior Director for WMD Terrorism and Threat Reduction |
Laura S.H. Holgate |
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Senior Director for Arms Control and Nonproliferation |
George W. Look |
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Director for Nonproliferation |
Jofi Joseph |
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National Security Advisor to the Vice President |
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
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Position |
Name |
Notes |
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LEADERSHIP |
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Secretary of State |
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Deputy Secretary of State |
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SPECIAL ENVOYS TO DPRK |
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Special Representative for North Korea Policy |
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Special Envoy for the Six-Party Talks |
Clifford Hart |
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Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights |
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POLITICAL AFFAIRS |
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Under Secretary for Political Affairs |
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Director, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs |
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US Ambassador to the Republic of Korea |
Sung Kim |
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Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs |
James Zumwalt |
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Director, Office of Korean Affairs |
Robert Rapson |
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Deputy Director, Office of Korean Affairs |
MaryKay Carlson |
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DPRK Unit Chief |
Scott Urbom |
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ROK Unit Chief |
Nancy W. Leou |
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ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY |
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Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security (Acting) |
Serving concurrently as Assistant Secretary; Previously Ellen Tauscher. |
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Special Advisor for Non-Proliferation and Arms Control |
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Special Advisor to the Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security |
Kevin Lawson |
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Assistant Secretary for Political and Military Affairs |
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Assistant Secretary for International Security and Non-Proliferation |
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Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Verification, Compliance, and Implementation |
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
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Position
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Name |
Notes |
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Secretary of the Treasury |
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Deputy Secretary of the Treasury |
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Under Secretary of International Affairs |
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Under Secretary of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence |
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