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Veteran Diplomat Weighs In On What To Expect From Trump's Meeting With North Korea

4:20pm March 09, 2018

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Ambassador Robert Gallucci, chairman of the U.S.-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins, about North Korea's invitation to President Trump to meet. He was chief negotiator during the North Korean nuclear crisis of 1994, and has been involved in informal talks with North Korean officials.

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Does The State Department Have Enough Experts To Engage In North Korea Negotiations?

4:20pm March 09, 2018

by Michele Kelemen

As President Trump accepts North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's invitation to meet him, questions remain about whether the State Department has enough experts on hand to engage in serious negotiations with North Korea over its nuclear and missile programs.

Former NBA star Dennis Rodman presents the book The Art of the Deal to North Korea's Sports Minister Kim Il Guk last June in Pyongyang, North Korea. Until this week, Rodman was believed to be the only person who had met both Kim and the U.S. president.

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Guess Who Knows Both President Trump And Kim Jong Un?

11:17am March 09, 2018

by Greg Myre

Until this week, only one person was believed to have spent quality time with both leaders: Dennis Rodman.

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Talks Between U.S. And North Korean Leaders Would Be Historic

8:24am March 09, 2018

Rachel Martin talks to Suzanne DiMaggio, senior fellow at the think tank New America, about the diplomatic opening between the U.S. and North Korea. The U.S. has no diplomatic ties with North Korea.

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Trump Administration Looks Ahead To Talks With North Korea

8:00am March 09, 2018

Rachel Martin talks to Republican Sen. Cory Gardner of Colorado about his reaction to President Trump agreeing to meet North Korea's leader. The invitation was facilitated by South Korean diplomats.

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Trump Accepts North Korean Leader's Invitation To Meet, Officials Say

8:00am March 09, 2018

Rachel Martin talks to Abraham Denmark of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. He served as deputy assistant secretary of Defense for East Asia in the Obama administration.

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Trump To Meet Kim

5:43am March 09, 2018

by Elise Hu

The White House says President Trump will meet with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. The leaders have exchanged harsh words.

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South Korean national security adviser Chung Eui-yong speaks to reporters at the White House Thursday evening. South Korean intelligence chief Suh Hoon is at left.

President Trump To Meet With Kim Jong Un, White House Says

3:16am March 09, 2018

by Scott Horsley

North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un asked President Trump to talks, in an invitation conveyed by South Korean officials. The White House press secretary said the president will accept the invitation.

South Korean Officials Say Trump Agreed To Meet North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un

9:49pm March 08, 2018

by Elise Hu

South Korean officials visiting the White House Thursday said they were passing along an invitation for President Trump from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The message suggested that Trump and Kim should meet to talk about denuclearization.

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How The Trump Administration Will Prepare For Upcoming Meeting With North Korea

8:51pm March 08, 2018

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Frank Aum, a former senior adviser on North Korea at the Department of Defense, who is now a senior expert at the U.S. Institute of Peace.

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