Eric Talmadge, Pyongyang bureau chief for the Associated Press.

The Associated Press has named Eric Talmadge as the new chief of its Pyongyang bureau.

Talmadge was previously a news editor for the AP in Tokyo and also wrote on regional military and security issues. He is a long-time Asia correspondent for the New York-based newswire.

Most recently, he accompanied AP President and CEO Gary Pruitt on his four-day trip to Pyongyang. Talmadge filed the main story to come out of the trip, which was an interview with Kim Yong Nam, president of the country’s parliament.

With Talmadge’s appointment, previous bureau chief Jean Lee will move to More >