The White House on Tuesday nominated Julie Turner as special envoy for North Korean human rights issues, a position that has remained vacant for six years. Human rights advocates have been eager for Biden to name an envoy as required by law.
that he was “gravely concerned about the deteriorating human rights situation under further isolation of the country, in particular the aggravation of the food crisis and stricter control of people’s freedoms.”Robert King, the last person to fill the role for the United States, served in the role under the Obama administration from November 2009 to January 2017.
Turner formerly served as a special assistant in the Office of the Special Envoy on North Korean Human Rights Issues, and she speaks French and Korean, according to the White House announcement. Turner has worked to raise concerns about a range of human rights issues regarding the totalitarian country, including
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