WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – The absence of a fully elected leader in South Korea poses a “danger” to Seoul’s efforts to address U.S. President Donald Trump’s push for tariffs, an expert said Thursday, stressing the importance of leader-to-leader engagement to neutralize the impact of those planned or proposed duties. Victor Cha, president of [...]
WASHINGTON, March 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea may agree to shoulder a larger burden of the cost of stationing U.S. troops on its soil as part of the two nations’ deal on trade, a former White House official said Monday. Victor Cha, who served as Asian affairs director on the National Security Council of [...]
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The United States has withdrawn former White House official Victor Cha from consideration for ambassador to South Korea, a U.S. official said Tuesday. The official on the White House National Security Council confirmed the decision, which raises new concerns about the Donald Trump administration’s policy toward Seoul and Pyongyang. [...]
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated former White House official Victor Cha as Washington’s ambassador to South Korea and requested the approval of the Asian country’s government, sources said Sunday. The request, known as an agrement, was recently sent to the South Korean government following an extensive vetting process, [...]