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March 1, 2013

Rodman's NoKo Trip Isn't Ping Pong Diplomacy

Jon DeHart, The Diplomat

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While all of this schmoozing may look like diplomacy, in the end the U.S. government has distanced itself from the affair. Neither the State Department nor the Obama administration has communicated directly with Rodman about the effort.

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TAGGED: Kim Jong-un, North Korea, Dennis Rodman

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