Trump “Being Magnanimous” with Kim-Will He Reciprocate?

By Ambassador Joseph DeTrani

Ambassador Joseph DeTrani served as the U.S. Representative to the Korea Energy Development Organization (KEDO), as well as former CIA director of East Asia Operations. He also served as Associate Director of National Intelligence and Mission Manager for North Korea, was the Special Envoy for the Six-Party Talks with North Korea, and served as the Director of the National Counter Proliferation Center, ODNI.  He currently serves on the Board of Managers at Sandia National Laboratories.

On Thursday, South Korean national security adviser Chung Eui-yong announced that President Donald Trump had accepted an invitation to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, and the meeting will take place “by May” at a time and place to be determined.

This development could be referred to as a “diplomatic breakthrough,” but carries tremendous risk as well. We asked our expert Amb. Joseph DeTrani — former U.S. Special Envoy for Six Party Talks with North Korea — to comment on the upcoming Trump-Kim summit.

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