Obama Administration Key Leadership Relevant to the DPRK (Fall 2011)
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Obama Administration Key Leadership Relevant to the DPRK (Fall 2011) US AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Position Name Notes 1 Administrator for USAID Rajiv Shah Assistant Administrator for Democracy, Nancy Lindborg Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Position Name Notes Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta Confirmed June 2011 Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter Confirmed September 2011; formerly William J. Lynn III Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Michèle Flournoy Assistant Secretary for Asian and Mark Lippert Nominated October 20, Pacific Security Affairs 2011 ; formerly Wallace “Chip” Gregson Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Michael Schiffer Formerly Derek Mitchell for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs Commander, US Pacific Command Admiral Robert F. Willard Commander, US Forces Korea James D. Thurman Confirmed July 2011; confirmation hearing summary , transcript DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Position Name Notes Secretary of Energy Steven Chu Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman Under Secretary for National Nuclear Thomas P. D’Agostino Security Administration Deputy Administrator for Defense Anne Harrington Nuclear Nonproliferation www.ncnk.org Supporting Principled Engagement with North Korea Honorary Co-Chairs: Ambassador Tony P. Hall and Ambassador Thomas C. Hubbard Co-Chairs: Robert Carlin, Stanford University and Dr. Robert E. Springs , Global Resource Services Steering Committee: Dr. Charles Armstrong , Columbia University; David Austin , Mercy Corps, Brad Babson , Consultant; Gordon Flake , The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation; Katharine Moon , Wellesley College, Susan Shirk , University of California/San Diego, Scott Snyder , Asia Foundation; Philip Yun , Asia Foundation. Executive Director: Karin Lee NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL Position Name Notes Assistant to the President for National Thomas Donilon Security Affairs Deputy National Security Advisor Denis McDonough Senior Director for East Asian Affairs Daniel Russel Appointed April 2011 Director for Japan, Korea and the Six Sydney A. Seiler Appointed April 2011 Party Talks Special Assistant to the President and Gary Samore Weapons of Mass Destruction Coordinator Senior Director for WMD Terrorism and Laura S.H. Holgate Threat Reduction Senior Director for Arms Control and Lynn Rusten Nonproliferation Director for Nonproliferation Jofi Joseph Appointed August 2011 National Security Advisor to the Vice Antony Blinken President DEPARTMENT OF STATE Position Name Notes LEADERSHIP Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Deputy Secretary of State William J. Burns Confirmed July 2011; previously James Steinberg SPECIAL ENVOYS ASSIGNED TO ROK, DPRK Special Representative for North Korea Glyn Davies Announced October 2011; Policy previously Stephen Bosworth Special Envoy for the Six-Party Talks Clifford Hart Announced October 2011 Special Envoy for North Korean Robert R. King Human Rights POLITICAL AFFAIRS Under Secretary for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman Confirmed September 2011; previously William Burns Director, Bureau of East Asian and Kurt Campbell Pacific Affairs US Ambassador to the Republic of Sung Kim Confirmed October 2011 Korea Deputy Assistant Secretary for East James Zumwalt Announced December Asian and Pacific Affairs 2011 Acting Director, Office of Korean Affairs MaryKay Carlson Previously Edgard Kagan DPRK Unit Chief Dan Tikvart Acting Deputy Director, Office of Korean Affairs 2 (with Joshua Huck) ROK Unit Chief Joshua Huck Acting Deputy Director, Office of Korean Affairs (with Dan Tikvart) ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY Under Secretary for Arms Control and Ellen Tauscher International Security Special Advisor for Non-Proliferation Robert Einhorn and Arms Control Special Advisor to the Under Secretary Kevin Lawson of State for Arms Control and International Security Assistant Secretary for Political and Andrew J. Shapiro Military Affairs Assistant Secretary for International Thomas M. Countryman Security and Non-Proliferation Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Rose Gottemoeler Verification, Compliance, and Implementation DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Position Name Notes Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Neal S. Wolin Under Secretary of International Affairs Lael Brainard Under Secretary of Terrorism and David S. Cohen Confirmed June 2011; Financial Intelligence previously Stuart A. Levy 1 Appointments or Senate confirmations made after January 1, 2011 are noted where applicable. For a comprehensive list of nomination and confirmation dates, see http://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing- room/nominations-and-appointments 3 .