American Affairs Bureau
Is KJU Shakin’ His Caracas?
The 3 January 2026 capture and transfer to the United States (US) of former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro is something which North Korea’s strategic and decisionmaking culture will be analyzing, discussing and responding to. […]
FM Issues Spox Statement on Pelosi Visit
As if there were not enough voices and perspectives on US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, a spokesperson for the DPRK Foreign Ministry chimed in: Commenting on this matter, China expressed its stand […]
Where is Ri Yong Ho?
Former DPRK Foreign Minister [FM] Ri Yong Ho (Ri Yo’ng-ho) has been out of North Korean public life eye for over two years. Of course, this is one of those “drop in the ocean” observations. […]
DPRK Foreign Ministry Issues Spox Statement on meeting with US officials
The DPRK Foreign Ministry issued a statement on July 7 (Saturday) about the two day interaction between Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) Vice Chairman Kim Yong Chol (Kim Yo’ng-ch’o’l) and Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son […]
KJU Does Singapore (Poor Boys and Pilgrims with Families) Volume III
KJU’s last observed appearance was his evening tour around Singapore on June 11 Kim Jong Un (Kim Cho’ng-u’n) met with US President Donald J. Trump at Sentosa Island, Singapore, from the morning to mid-afternoon local […]
KJU Does Singapore (Three Days Without You, Thought I’d Forget) Volume I
KJU’s last observed appearance was his visit to a seafood restaurant in Pyongyang Kim Jong Un (Kim Cho’ng-u’n) departed on an Air China passenger plane for Singapore on the morning of June 10 (Sunday) for […]
Kim Kye Gwan Issues Statement on US-DPRK Summit
1st Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Kim Kye Gwan (Kim Kye-kwan) issued a statement on May 24 (Thursday) responding to the cancellation of the US-DPRK summit scheduled for early June. Kim said in his statement: […]
