Read more Christopher Hill stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/3338/christopher-hill.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 9:31:58 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/56817/mccain-snarls-but-senate-oks-hill-as-iraq-ambassador.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Senate tonight approved Christopher Hill to be the next ambassador to Iraq, overriding the strong objections of John McCain, the Hill reports. McCain argued that Hill doesn't have enough Mideast experience, and he also criticized his work as ambassador to North Korea. Despite the opposition, the Senate approved the...http://www.newser.com/story/56817/mccain-snarls-but-senate-oks-hill-as-iraq-ambassador.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 21 Apr 2009 20:45:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54329/kerry-leaps-to-defense-of-hill-as-iraq-ambassador.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAnticipating GOP resistance, John Kerry goes to bat for Iraq ambassador nominee Chris Hill, arguing in a Politico piece that he should be confirmed immediately. Kerry's committee is considering the veteran diplomat's nomination today. Despite Hill’s lack of Middle East experience, he’s cut out for peacemaking in Iraq, the senator...http://www.newser.com/story/54329/kerry-leaps-to-defense-of-hill-as-iraq-ambassador.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 25 Mar 2009 8:34:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/38819/us-rep-heads-to-north-korea-with-new-nukes-proposal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe chief US nuclear negotiator with North Korea will propose a face-saving compromise during a trip tomorrow to the isolated communist nation to try to salvage the derailed disarmament pact, officials said. Envoy Christopher Hill said his goal was to persuade North Korea to agree to a verification system to...http://www.newser.com/story/38819/us-rep-heads-to-north-korea-with-new-nukes-proposal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 30 Sep 2008 19:10:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/25459/video-links-north-korea-to-syrian-reactor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagVideo showing a nuclear reactor under construction in Syria is expected to be released today by the White House, the New York Times reports. The video, shot before the reactor was obliterated by Israeli air strikes, confirms that Syrians had North Korean technological help. The design is similar to one...http://www.newser.com/story/25459/video-links-north-korea-to-syrian-reactor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 24 Apr 2008 4:58:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/23959/us-reports-some-progress-in-north-korean-nuke-talks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSix-country negotiations aimed at producing a formal disclosure of North Korea's nuclear activities have advanced, Reuters reports, but aren't close to being settled. "We've definitely made some progress," said US envoy Christopher Hill today. "We still have a lot of work ahead of us. I don't want to suggest there's...http://www.newser.com/story/23959/us-reports-some-progress-in-north-korean-nuke-talks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 09 Apr 2008 14:54:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/20077/philharmonic-wows-north-korea.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe New York Philharmonic received a huge ovation in Pyongyang tonight after a concert that marked the first thaw in cultural relations between the US and North Korea in 50 years. The performance—which included the countries' national anthems, a Korean folk song, and works by Gershwin, Dvorak, Wagner, and...http://www.newser.com/story/20077/philharmonic-wows-north-korea.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 26 Feb 2008 7:16:50 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/19642/new-sexual-assault-charge-shocks-okinawa.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe American military is investigating a second allegation of sexual assault against a woman on the Japanese island of Okinawa. Reuters reports that a soldier has been taken into custody, accused of sexual assault against a Filipina living on the island. The new allegation comes only a week after a...http://www.newser.com/story/19642/new-sexual-assault-charge-shocks-okinawa.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 21 Feb 2008 9:31:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/13715/ny-philharmonic-to-play-n-korea.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe New York Philharmonic plans a historic Pyongyang concert in February, giving Kim Jong Il occasion to dig out his fanciest tracksuit—and further defrosting US relations with the onetime axis of evil member. “We haven’t even had Ping-Pong diplomacy with these people,” said ambassador Christopher Hill. North Korea invited...http://www.newser.com/story/13715/ny-philharmonic-to-play-n-korea.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 10 Dec 2007 9:01:13 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/13299/us-envoy-visits-north-korean-reactor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA top US official got a rare glimpse of North Korea's nuclear reactor on a visit to ensure the reclusive nation is on track toward disabling its weapons program, the BBC reports. Christopher Hill also met with the North's foreign minister to discuss Pyongyang's timetable on declaring all of its...http://www.newser.com/story/13299/us-envoy-visits-north-korean-reactor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 04 Dec 2007 19:26:53 CST