U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated Air Force veteran David Stilwell as assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, the White House said Wednesday.Stilwell, who speaks Korean, Chinese and limited Japanese, will be tasked with tackling regional challenges such as China's militarization of the South China Sea and North Korea's nuclear weapons program. His nomination comes as Trump plans to hold his second summit with the North's leader, Kim Jong Un, after the U.S. midterm elections in November.The post, which also handles relations with Japan, South Korea and Southe…READ FULL ARTICLE
