The State Department announced today that a high-level North Korean official will visit Washington, DC, next month as the special envoy of North Korean General Secretary Kim Jong Il. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright will host the Oct. 9-12 visit by Cho Myong Nok, the first vice chairman of North Korea's national defense commission. The visit will include a reception with President Clinton, according to the announcement. "Both the United States and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea believe that...
