- Joseph Yun, the US State Department's special representative for North Korea policy, plans to retire for personal reasons.
- Yun traveled to North Korea last June to help secure the release of American student Otto Warmbier, who died days later.
- Yun said "it was completely my decision to retire at this time."
SEOUL (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department's special representative for North Korea policy, Joseph Yun, plans to retire for personal reasons, amid signs Pyongyang may be willing to talk with Washington.
Yun has led the U.S. diplomatic outreach to North Korea since taking his post under former U.S. President Barack Obama in 2016.
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