Jay Lefkowitz was President
George W. Bush's special envoy for
human rights in North Korea.
Robert R. King served as special envoy on North Korean human rights issues from November 2009 to January 2017.
Stephen W. Bosworth served as special envoy to North Korea from 2009 to 2011, under President Obama. He had previously been an ambassador to several countries, including to South Korea from 1997 to 2001.
Glyn Davies served as the special representative for North Korea policy from January 2012 to November 2014.
Sung Kim served as the special representative for North Korea policy from November 2014 to September 2016 and as special envoy for the
six-party talks from 2008 to 2011.
Joseph Y. Yun served as the special representative for North Korea policy from October 17, 2016, to March 2, 2018.
Stephen Biegun was appointed by Secretary
Mike Pompeo and served from 2018 to 2021. President
Joe Biden announced on May 21, 2021 that
Sung Kim would serve as the U.S. special envoy for
North Korea. ==List of officeholders==