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Meet Andrew Kim, a CIA officer instrumental in planning Trump-Kim summit

Andrew Kim is known as the 'grim reaper' by some for hawkish views

Donald Trump, Kim Jong Un
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Donald Trump looks forward to meeting Kim Jong Un Photo: Reuters

Nick Wadhams | Bloomberg
The lightning diplomacy between the U.S. and North Korea before next week’s historic summit has thrust a little-known CIA officer into an uncomfortably public role as a key intermediary in talks between the two adversaries.
 
After years working on North Korea at the Central Intelligence Agency, Andrew Kim has been thrust into the spotlight accompanying Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in key meetings with Pyongyang officials. He took part in President Donald Trump’s Oval Office meeting with a senior North Korean envoy last week and has helped prepare the president for his June 12 summit with Kim Jong Un in