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Campbell warns substantial USFK troop adjustment will be 'misinterpreted' as reduced U.S. commitment

A former senior U.S. diplomat cautioned against any substantial adjustment to the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) troop level on Wednesday, saying it could be "misinterpreted" as a sign of the United States' weakened security commitment to South Korea.

2025.6.19

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell speaks during a special roundtable with reporters at the Foreign Press Center in Washington on Thursday. [YONHAP]

U.S. pledges high-level engagement with acting president Han during Korea's political upheaval

The United States plans on having high-level in-person engagement with the administration of South Korea's Acting President Han Duck-soo, a top U.S. diplomat said Thursday.

2024.12.20

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U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell attends a meeting with Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) leaders and U.S. business representatives as part of the U.S-ASEAN Special Summit in Washington in May. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

Yoon 'badly misjudged' martial law declaration: U.S. senior envoy

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell said President Yoon Suk Yeol “badly misjudged” his six-hour imposition of emergency martial law this week, saying that Korea’s past experience with such events has “deep and negative” implications.

2024.12.5

U.S. Defense Department spokesman Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon on Tuesday in Washington. [AP/YONHAP]

U.S. 'relieved' by end of martial law in South Korea: White House

The United States is “relieved” that South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol backtracked on his decision to declare emergency martial law, a White House National Security Council spokesperson said in Washington on Tuesday.

2024.12.4

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell speaks during a forum, co-hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies and the Korea Foundation, in Washington on Nov. 18, 2024. [YONHAP]

Top U.S. official lauds Korea cost-sharing pact, hopes for Trump’s approval

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell portrayed a recently concluded defense cost-sharing deal with South Korea as "extraordinarily generous and gracious," and expressed hope that the incoming Trump administration will appreciate its "wisdom."

2024.11.19

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell, right, speaks during a forum hosted by the Hudson Institute in Washington on Wednesday, in a photo screen captured from the think tank’s X account. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

U.S. deputy secretary of state says Yoon and Kishida deserve Nobel Peace Prize

Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida jointly deserve the Nobel Peace Prize for their "political courage," U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell said.

2024.4.25

A North Korean Hwasong-18 solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile is seen taking off in this photo taken by the state-controlled Korean Central News Agency on July 12. [YONHAP]

North fires two short-range missiles into East Sea

North Korea launched two ballistic missiles into the East Sea early Wednesday morning, a day after a U.S. nuclear-capable submarine made a port call in the southern port city of Busan.

2023.7.18

President Yoon Suk Yeol, center, speaks at the inaugural meeting of the Nuclear Consultative Group, alongside U.S. National Security Council Coordinator for Indo-Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell, left of Yoon, at the Yongsan presidential office in central Seoul on Tuesday. [PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE]

First NCG meeting backed by nuclear-capable sub in Busan

A U.S. nuclear-capable submarine made a port call in Korea for the first time in some 40 years as a "manifestation" of Washington's commitment to extended deterrence, a White House National Security Council (NSC) official said Tuesday.

2023.7.18

White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington on Friday. [AP/YONHAP]

Nuclear Consultative Group to hold first meeting on July 18

A bilateral consultative body created to bolster nuclear deterrence against threats from North Korea will hold its inaugural meeting in Seoul on July 18.

2023.7.9

Kurt Campbell, deputy assistant to the president and National Security Council coordinator for the Indo-Pacific, speaks during a seminar hosted by the Center for a New American Security, a Washington-based think tank, on Thursday. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

U.S. praises courage of President Yoon for mending ties with Japan: Kurt Campbell

The United States welcomes the courage shown by South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in reaching out to Japan, a ranking White House official said Thursday, highlighting the importance of cooperation between the two U.S. allies.

2023.3.31