A senior official from the U.S. State Department will visit South Korea,... for three days early next week,... ahead of next Friday's Inter-Korean summit. <br /> The State Department says Acting Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Susan Thornton will be in Seoul from April 22nd to 24th,... before visiting Japan. <br />It added that, during her stay in Northeast Asia,... Thornton will reaffirm U.S. alliance commitments,... and coordinate with U.S. partners,... on issues of importance, including North Korea. <br />
