The Senate of the United States has approved the appointment of Mr. Kritenbrink, who is known as an acquaintance, who has served as the senior director of Asia at the White House as a senior State Department official who handles East Asian diplomacy including Japan.
The former Assistant Secretary of State for policy in East Asia and the Pacific region, including Japan, was appointed by the US Department of State to the former Ambassador to Vietnam, Daniel Krittenbrink, at the plenary session of the Senate on the 23rd. Approved by the majority in favor of.
Mr. Kritenblink has held key positions in Asia, including a senior adviser to North Korea policy at the State Department and a senior director of Asia at the White House's NSC = National Security Council.
He has worked at the US Embassy in Tokyo and Beijing, is also known as an acquaintance, and is fluent in Japanese and Chinese.
At a parliamentary hearing held in June, Mr. Kritenblink said that he would strengthen relations with Japan, South Korea, and the ASEAN-Association of Southeast Asian Nations, win strategic competition with China, and North Korea. We have set priority policies such as reducing threats from nuclear and missile development, and our skills will be required to realize them.
Regarding high-ranking personnel affairs of the State Department, Secretary of State Blinken has suspended approval procedures for about 80 people, including Mr. Emmanuel, who has been appointed as the ambassador to Japan, in the Senate, which is opposed by the ruling and opposition parties, and drafts a security policy. He was urging the procedure to hurry, saying that there was confusion.