Acting U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Kevin Kim has left his post in Seoul and returned to the United States, the foreign ministry said Wednesday, amid speculation he may be assigned a new role in the Trump administration related to Korea issues.
Kim's departure came just about two months after he took up the post as charge d'affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Seoul in October last year.
Kim succeeded then acting U.S. Ambassador Joseph Yun after the position had remained vacant since former U.S. Ambassador to Seoul Philip Goldberg left the post early last year following the launch of the second Trump administration.
Kim recently informed Seoul officials he returned to the U.S., according to the foreign ministry.
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