WASHINGTON (Kyodo) U.S. Secretary of State-designate Hillary Clinton has asked former Defense Department official Kurt Campbell to become assistant secretary of state for East Asia and Pacific affairs, a U.S. source familiar with Japan-U.S. relations said Wednesday.
It is unclear how Campbell, who is known to be well-versed in Japanese affairs, has responded but the source said he will accept the offer.
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