The Foreign Service Journal, July-August 2021

THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL | JULY-AUGUST 2021 17 O n May 21, President Joe Biden appointed career FSO Sung Kim to serve as the U.S. special envoy to North Korea. During the week of April 22-29, the Biden administration announced the following nominations to top positions in U.S. foreign affairs agen- cies: Political appointee Sarah Margon, assistant secretary of State for democracy, human rights, and labor. Political appointee Christopher P. Lu, alternate representative of the United States to the sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations, and representative of the United States to the United Nations for U.N. management and reform. Career FSO Donald Lu, assistant secretary of State for South and Central Asian affairs. Political appointee Jessica Lewis, assistant secretary of State for political-military affairs. Political appointee Adam Scheinman, special representative of the president for nuclear nonprolif- eration, with the rank of ambassador. Political appointee Lee Satter- field, assistant secretary of State for educational and cultural affairs. Career civil servant C.S. Eliot Kang, assistant secretary of State for international security and nonprolif- eration. Political appointee Marcela Escobari, assistant USAID Admin- istrator. Nominations and Appointments