Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Prior to his tour as an ambassador, Lippert had served as Chief of Staff for Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, Chief of Staff for the National Security Council, and Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs in the Department of Defense. On March 5, 2015, he was attacked by a man wielding a knife in South Korea. [4]
Ambassador to China: David Perdue [7] Ambassador to Colombia: Dan Newlin [1] Ambassador to Costa Rica: Melinda Hildebrand [8] Ambassador to Croatia: Nicole McGraw [9] Ambassador to the Dominican Republic: Leah Campos [2] Ambassador to Denmark: Ken Howery [10] Ambassador to France: Charles Kushner [11] Ambassador to Estonia: Roman Pipko [12 ...
The United States ambassador to South Korea (Korean: 주한미국대사; Hanja: 駐韓美國大使) is the chief diplomatic representative of the United States accredited to the Republic of Korea. The ambassador's official title is "Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Korea." [1]
In 2015, then-U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert was slashed in the face and arm by an anti-American activist. The assault required 80 stitches to close the cut on Lippert’s face.
Travis King, the U.S. Army private who ran across the border into North Korea, has arrived back on American soil, landing in San Antonio, Texas, in the early hours of Thursday morning, officials said.
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
The Joint Security Area seen from South Korea, site of King's defection. Following charges of assault, King was fined ₩5 million (US$3,950) on February 8, 2023, by the Seoul Western District Court which he failed to pay. He was then held for 47 days at a South Korean detention facility in Cheonan [c] before being released on July 10, 2023.
In 2015, U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark W. Lippert survived a stabbing attack while attending a breakfast conference in Seoul. [9] In 2022, then-Democratic Party of Korea leader Song Young-gil was attacked with a hammer. [10] In 2022, Lee narrowly lost to Yoon Suk Yeol [11] [10] in the closest presidential election in South Korean history ...