High-ranking U.S. defense policymaker in Seoul

Elbridge Colby, U.S. undersecretary of defense for policy, is pictured at a hotel in Seoul on Jan. 26, 2026, after holding a breakfast meeting with South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun. The senior Pentagon official is visiting South Korea to possibly discuss issues ranging from South Korea's push for nuclear-powered submarines to the issue of Washington's transfer of wartime operational control to Seoul. (Yonhap)

(END)

[ⓒ K-VIBE. 무단전재-재배포 금지]