President Trump's nominee to be the U.S. ambassador to South Korea has been approved unanimously by a U.S. Senate committee. <br />Harry Harris now awaits a full Senate vote scheduled for July.<br />Kim Hyo-sun has more. <br /> The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday unanimously approved President Trump's pick for ambassador to South Korea.<br />Harry Harris, the former chief of the U.S. Pacific Command now awaits a full Senate vote expected for early July.<br />Shortly after, he should fill the post that has remained vacant since the Trump administration took office 18 months ago.<br /> Harris,... who is considered a hawk on foreign policy issues,... had earlier supported the idea of pausing joint military drills between Washington and Seoul, at his confirmation hearing earlier this month. <br /><br /> "I think the whole landscape has shifted. And I believe that we should give exercises, major exercises, a pause to see if Kim Jong-un in fact is serious about his part of the negotiations." <br /> <br />Stressing the importance of continuing negotiations with North Korea,.. Harris also highlighted the need to create breathing space. <br /><br /> "I think that we do need to create some breathing space for the negotiations to continue and assess whether Kim Jong-un is serious on his part of the deal or not, and I think this gives us that opportunity."<br /><br /> If confirmed by the Senate, Harris will serve as Washington's top enjoy to Seoul at a time when the allies are coordinating closely on a range of issues,... mainly the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. <br />Kim Hyo-sun, Arirang News. <br />
