Trump names new US ambassador to Vietnam

12:00 | 27/07/2017

Daniel Kritenbrink currently works as senior advisor for North Korea policy at State Department and once worked as deputy chief of mission in Beijing.

National Security Council Senior Director for Asian Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink. Photo courtesy of U.S Department of State.

President Donald Trump has nominated Daniel Kritenbrink, a career diplomat with extensive experience in Asian affairs, to be US ambassador to Vietnam, the White House said Wednesday.

The Virginia native has been a diplomat since 1994 and currently works as senior advisor for North Korea policy at State Department, the White House said in a statement.

Kritenbrink once worked as deputy chief of mission in Beijing and speaks Chinese and Japanese, the statement said.

The current US ambassador to Vietnam, Ted Osius, was nominated by President Barack Obama in May 2014. Osius is expected to conclude his term by the end of this year.

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