World Print edition: 2019-12-21 North Korea envoy confirmed as Pompeo's number two Published December 21, 2019 Updated December 20, 2019 11:23pm 1 min Comments By BR Web DeskRecorder Report Add BRecorder as a trusted source on Google Biegun's elevation means he would take over as the acting top US diplomat if Secretary of State Mike Pompeo leaves to seek a Senate seat, a prospect that political pundits see as increasingly likely.Copyright Agence France-Presse, 2019 Read Comments