U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the United States is throwing its support behind Kim Jong-yang ,... a South Korean national,... to lead the international policy agency, Interpol.<br /> Kim, who is currently the acting president of Interpol,... was named to the interim role in October,... when the then-President Meng Hongwei resigned after being investigated for bribery and other violations by China.<br />The support comes as U.S. lawmakers have been lobbying the Trump administration to oppose Russian candidate Alexander Prokopchuk,... amid accusations Russia has been abusing Interpol.<br />The president will be chosen on Wednesday at an an annual conference in Dubai. <br />
