EXCLUSIVE: U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris is discussing plans to resign - sources by HeeShin
FILE PHOTO: South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha and U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris, exchange documents at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea March 8, 2019. Ahn Young-joon/Pool via REUTERS
“His commitment to strengthening the U.S.-ROK alliance through active engagement with government interlocutors, the wonderful people, and the independent media in the Republic of Korea remains ironclad,” the spokesman said.Harris’ predecessors each served about three years and generally enjoyed good personal rapport with South Koreans. But his time in Seoul has been marked by increasing acrimony between the two longtime allies.
In October a group of South Korean students climbed over a wall into the grounds of the ambassador’s residence in Seoul to protest against the U.S. troop presence in the country, sparking complaints from the State Department over lax security by South Korean police. “He would’ve never imagined something like that, because both countries, as allies, would usually put on a nice face once you get out of the meeting room even if there’s a disagreement,” a second source said of Harris’ reaction to the foreign ministry’s public disclosure of the acrimonious meeting.It is unclear whether Harris has already tendered his resignation, but as part of his retirement plans he has built a house in Colorado, three sources said.
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