“The possibility of change in North Korea arose from its greatest calamity - the famine in the 1990s, in which over a million of its citizens died. Until then, according to defectors, most North Koreans were simply unaware that different ways of life or forms of government existed in the world.”

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About Tom Malinowski

American politician and former diplomat

Tom Malinowski is an American politician and former diplomat. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives for New Jersey’s 7th congressional district from 2019 to 2023 and was an Assistant Secretary of State in the Obama administration. A Democrat, he worked on democracy, human rights, and labor as Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. His public career spans diplomacy and elected office, with a focus on international affairs and civil rights.

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