North Korea
Former N. Korean smuggler diplomat named ambassador to Switzerland
Feb. 2, 2017
North Korea has named Han Tae-song as its new ambassador to Switzerland, Pyongyang's state media said Thursday.Han "has been appointed as DPRK ambassador to Switzerland," the Korean Central News Agency said in a short dispatch. The DPRK is short for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the North's formal name.Han, a career diplomat, has previously served as North Korea's top envoy to Italy, Malta, Greece and Spain. North Korean foreign minister Ri Su-yong speaks to a group of government o