He had earlier been the South Korean ambassador to Kuwait and to Canada.

The North Korean ambassador recalled that in 1993 the North announced plans to pull out of the treaty.

The 11,900-square-foot home, which has a swimming pool and garage, was sold to the Korean Mission for use by the Korean ambassador.

This, too, reflects a lower status than the Korean ambassadors, who made only four and a half bows from the second mat below the Middle Stage.

Moscow even arranged Kim's meeting with the North Korean ambassador to the Soviet Union.

The North Korean ambassador subsequently refused, calling him a hero of North Korea.

But when the North Korean ambassador makes an attempt to defect to the West, Pyo becomes incriminated as well.

Indeed, the Mission recently spent $11 million to buy the Korean ambassador a one-family house at 44 East 71st Street, complete with swimming pool and garage.

Lee Tae-sik (이태식) is the South Korean ambassador to the United States.

In 2008, the rally included a unique stopover in Pyongyang, the project having been initiated by the North Korean ambassador to Britain.