North Korea Vows ‘Power for Power’ Military, Appoints Nuclear Envoy as First Female Foreign Minister

Choe Son Hui, 57, is the daughter of former North Korean Prime Minister Choe Yong Rim and has played an active role in nuclear negotiations since the late 1990s, when she served as an interpreter for North Korean delegates. The career diplomat notably sat alongside North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during the Singapore and Hanoi summits.