S. Korea gets U.S. consent for new ambassador

▲ Former Vice Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yong, seen in this file photo released by the presidential office on May 17, 2022, was named by President Yoon Suk-yeol as South Korea's new ambassador to the United States. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

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S. Korea gets U.S. consent for new ambassador

SEOUL, June 7 (Yonhap) -- The United States has agreed to South Korea's appointment of Cho Tae-yong, a former vice foreign minister, as its new ambassador, government sources said Tuesday.

Seoul received the diplomatic consent, known as "agrement," from Washington over the pick of the diplomat-turned-lawmaker last week, the sources said.

The consent came about two weeks after Cho was selected for the post.

Cho will leave for Washington this weekend, they said.

As a career diplomat, Cho was previously affiliated with the ruling People Power Party and had also served as South Korea's chief envoy for the North Korean nuclear issue and a deputy chief of the presidential office of national security.

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