New US Ambassador Steel calls for building 'results oriented, forward leaning' alliance with S. Korea

Michelle Park Steel, the new US ambassador to South Korea, on Friday called for joint efforts to write the "next chapter" in the Seoul-Washington alliance, stressing that the decadeslong partnership should remain "results oriented" and "forward leaning." In an op-ed to Yonhap News Agency, Steel also highlighted the nee

New U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Michelle Steel said Thursday she is ready to work with Seoul to ensure the decadeslong bilateral alliance remains the "linchpin" of regional peace and security.

International relationsNew envoy faces tensions over China, defense costs, Coupang and investment pledgesMichelle Steel testifies during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing on her nomination to be U.S. ambassador to South Korea, on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 20. © ReutersSTEVEN BOROWIECJuly