Trump picks ex-North Korea policy official as his principal deputy national security adviser


President-elect Donald Trump attends a campaign event, in Allentown, Pennsylvania, US, October 29, 2024.- Photo: Reuters-Yonhap

WASHINGTON: US President-elect Donald Trump named Alex Wong, who was engaged in working-level nuclear talks with North Korea during his first term, as his principal deputy national security adviser amid expectations he could seek to reengage with Pyongyang after returning to office.

Trump issued a statement on his decision to appoint Wong, who served as the deputy special representative for North Korea and the deputy assistant secretary for North Korea in the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs at the State Department when he was in office.

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