Embassy Seal US Department of State
flag graphic
Home About us Our products Site index Search
 
 

Our Dossier

This dossier documents the United States relationship with North Korea.

Please use the tabs to access the three sections of this dossier:

Tab 1 lists US priorities with regard to North Korea, major USG statements, latest USG statements, USG fact sheets, and USG reports. 

Tab 2 lists unofficial reports, journal articles, and other documents.

Tab 3 provides a set of links to major web sites.

If you cannot find what you are looking for, please contact us through email.
 

U.S. Govt. Resources

Congressional Research ServiceNorth Korea’s Nuclear Weapons
Development and Diplomacy This CRS report gives an overview of US-ROC-relations.

 

Congressional Research ServiceNorth Korean Crime-for-Profit Activities. Strong indications exist that the North Korean regime is involved in illicit drug production and trafficking, as
well as production and trafficking in counterfeit currency, cigarettes, and
pharmaceuticals. This CRS report discusses the problem.

 

Congressional Research ServiceU.S. Assistance to North Korea: Fact Sheet. According to this CRS report, the US has provided over $1.1 billion, since 1995, about 60% of which has paid for food aid. About 40% was energy assistance channeled through the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO).

 

Congressional Research Service

North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons: How Soon an Arsenal? North Korea ended the eight-year freeze on its nuclear program in late 2002, expelling international inspectors and restarting plutonium production facilities, says this CRS report.
 

Major State Department Reports on North Korea

North Korea flag

US Government Reports Icon 2006 North Korea Human Rights Report

US Government Reports Icon State Background Note: North Korea

US Government Reports Icon 2006 Religious Freedom Report for North Korea

US Government Reports Icon 2006 Human Trafficking Report on North Korea

 

The United States Policy towards North Korea: A Dossier

A North Korean soldier looks at southern side through binoculars as a U.S. soldier stands at the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarized zone that separates the two Koreas since the Korean War, north of Seoul, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2004. The U.N. Military Armistice Commission, the U.N. watchdog overseeing a cease-fire on the divided Korean Peninsula, relocated Tuesday from Seoul to the border between the two Koreas to better monitor increasing traffic between the former battlefield foes. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)
A North Korean soldier looks at southern side through binoculars as a U.S. soldier stands at the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarized zone that separates the two Koreas since the Korean War, north of Seoul, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2004.  (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)

Key U.S. Policy Priorities

bullet Prevent the proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction: 'No nation will accept a North Korea equipped with nuclear weapons' says Christopher Hill, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs. 

bullet Prevent nuclear or conventional attack on US or its allies: 'While the United States remains committed to a peaceful diplomatic solution and to implementation of the agreed upon Joint Statement, the North Korean regime's actions and unwillingness to return to the talks appears to indicate that the North has not yet made the strategic decision to give up their nuclear programs as pledged to the other five parties. Accordingly, we will continue to take all necessary measures to protect ourselves and our allies.' says the office of the White House Press Secretary. 

bullet Reach a diplomatic solution: 'China and the United States and all the Six-Party participants, share the goal of a denuclearized Korean Peninsula. We all share the goal of solving this problem diplomatically and of figuring out ways to work together to encourage this positive end.' says Christopher Hill, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs 

bullet Human rights in North Korea: 'Advancing the human rights of the North Korean people will require the free nations of the world to continue taking an interest in promoting those rights, says Christian Whiton, the president’s deputy special envoy for human rights in North Korea.'

Major US Government Statements

A select list of major statements On the United States and Africa with policy value.

Latest US Government Statements

The five most recent statements in reverse chronological order.

US Government Fact Sheets

The five most recent fact sheets.

US Embassy Brussels, Regentlaan 25 Blvd du Regent, 1000 Brussels

 Embassy of the United States