Michael DeSombre, former U.S. ambassador to Thailand / Yonhap
U.S. President Donald Trump mentioned Tuesday he’ll nominate a former ambassador to Thailand as the subsequent assistant secretary of state for East Asia and the Pacific, a submit that offers with a broad vary of regional points, together with these on the Korean Peninsula.
In a social media submit, Trump made the announcement on his resolution to appoint Michael DeSombre for the State Division submit, voicing confidence that DeSombre will „work extremely onerous“ for america.
„I’m happy to announce that Ambassador Michael George DeSombre might be nominated as the subsequent United States Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and the Pacific,“ Trump wrote on Reality Social. „Throughout my First Time period, Michael served as my Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand, and did an important job!“
DeSombre is a accomplice at Sullivan & Cromwell, a New York-based regulation agency, the place he leads affairs associated to mergers and acquisitions in Asia in addition to Korea and Southeast Asia practices. He joined the agency in 2021 after serving because the ambassador to Thailand from 2020-2021.
He has a bachelor’s diploma in quantitative economics and a grasp’s diploma in East Asian research from Stanford College. He’s additionally a graduate of Harvard Regulation Faculty.
He’s fluent in Mandarin and has some skill in Korean, in accordance with the regulation agency. (Yonhap)
