CANBERRA, Australia — The acting U.S. ambassador to Australia said on Thursday the commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific, Adm. Harry Harris, is the best envoy to represent the United States in South Korea. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on Wednesday that Harris will not become Washington’s next ambassador to Australia and will be posted to South Korea instead. South Korea has been without an American ambassador for more than one year. In Seoul, South Korea’s Foreign Ministry said Wednesday that Seoul and Washington have been co-operating to fill the post, but stopped short of confirming Harris’ reported nomination. ——Associated Press writer Hyung-jin Kim in Seoul, South Korea, contributed to this report

Source: National Post April 26, 2018 02:06 UTC