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Ex-U.S. National Security Adviser Bolton

Screenshot shows former U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton speaking during an online interview on July 14, 2025.

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Ex-U.S. National Security Adviser Bolton

Screenshot shows former U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton speaking during an online interview on July 14, 2025.

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Ex-U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Armitage dies

Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage makes a speech at Keio University in Tokyo on June 8, 2018. A longtime Asia hand who had close connections with Japan, Armitage died on April 13, 2025, at the age of 79.

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Ex-U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Armitage dies

Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage meets the press at the Japanese prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 22, 2024. A longtime Asia hand who had close connections with Japan, Armitage died on April 13, 2025, at the age of 79.

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Ex-U.S. President Trump found guilty

People gather at a park in front of a court in New York on May 30, 2024, after former U.S. President Donald Trump was convicted of falsifying business records to cover up hush money paid on his behalf to a porn star ahead of the 2016 presidential election.

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Ex-U.S. President Trump found guilty

A sign reading "Trump I don't trust you" is raised at a park in front of a court in New York on May 30, 2024. Former U.S. President Donald Trump was convicted the same day of falsifying business records to cover up hush money paid on his behalf to a porn star ahead of the 2016 presidential election.

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Criminal trial of ex-U.S. President Trump

Supporters of former U.S. President Donald Trump gather outside a criminal court in New York on April 15, 2024, as his hush money trial gets under way.

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Criminal trial of ex-U.S. President Trump

Supporters of former U.S. President Donald Trump and journalists gather outside a criminal court in New York on April 15, 2024, as his hush money trial gets under way.

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Ex-U.S. envoy Kennedy

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) receives a silver lantern from former U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy at the premier's office in Tokyo on March 29, 2024, for his contribution to improving Japan-South Korea ties.

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Ex-U.S. Ambassador to U.N. Haley

Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley is pictured before an interview in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on Dec. 6, 2023.

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Ex-U.S. National Security Adviser Bolton

Screenshot shows former U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton speaking during an online interview on Dec. 20, 2023.

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Ex-U.S. Defense Dept. expert Gregory Allen

Gregory Allen, a former AI policy lead for the U.S. Department of Defense who is now director of CSIS's Wadhwani Center for AI and Advanced Technologies, gives an interview in Washington on Sept. 29, 2023.

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Ex-U.S. ambassador to S. Korea

Kathleen Stephens, former U.S. ambassador to South Korea, gives an interview in Washington on April 20, 2023.

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Ex-U.S. ambassador to S. Korea

Kathleen Stephens, former U.S. ambassador to South Korea, poses for photo during an interview with Kyodo News in Washington on April 20, 2023.

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Ex-U.S. Indo-Pacific commander Davidson

Adm. Philip Davidson, former commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command, gives an interview in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2023.

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N. Korea's envoy on way to meet with ex-U.S. diplomats

BEIJING, China - Ri Yong Ho, North Korea's chief negotiator for the long-stalled six-party nuclear talks, arrives at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing on Jan. 15, 2015. Ri is likely to fly to Singapore to talk with Stephen Bosworth, former U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, and others for two days from Jan. 18.

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N. Korea's envoy on way to meet with ex-U.S. diplomats

BEIJING, China - Ri Yong Ho, North Korea's chief negotiator for the long-stalled six-party nuclear talks, is surrounded by reporters upon arrival at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing on Jan. 15, 2015. Ri is likely to fly to Singapore to talk with Stephen Bosworth, former U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, and others for two days from Jan. 18.

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Ex-U.S. transport secretary urges Japan makers to be more globalized

ANNAPOLIS, United States - Norman Mineta, former U.S. transport secretary and a special counsel at Japan's Takata Corp., speaks in a recent interview with Kyodo News in Annapolis, the United States. Mineta urged Japanese manufacturers to be more globalized so they can better address problems such as the recent recall campaign for Takata's defective automotive air bags.

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Ex-U.S. official Armitage

TOKYO, Japan - Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage attends a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on July 14, 2014.

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PM Abe offers condolences over ex-U.S. envoy Baker's death

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe signs a condolence book for former U.S. Ambassador to Japan Howard Baker, who died on June 26, at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on June 30, 2014. Standing beside Abe is U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy.

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Ex-U.S. envoy to Japan Baker dies

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in 2007 shows Howard Baker, a former ranking U.S. senator who served as ambassador to Japan. Baker died June 26, 2014, at age 88.

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Ex-U.S. defense chief Powell talks with Japan PM Abe

TOKYO, Japan - Former U.S. Defense Secretary Colin Powell speaks to reporters after talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 18, 2014.

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Ex-U.S. diplomat Campbell

TOKYO, Japan - Kurt Campbell, former U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on June 2, 2014.

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Ex-U.S. state official Wit, senior N. Korean negotiator Ri

TOKYO, Japan - Joel Wit (L), a former U.S. State Department official specializing in North Korean issues, and Ri Yong Ho, Pyongyang's chief negotiator for the long-stalled six-party talks, are seen in this undated photo.

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Ex-U.S. intelligence chief

TOKYO, Japan - Dennis Blair, a former U.S. director of national intelligence, is interviewed in Tokyo on April 17, 2014. Blair also served as commander-in-chief of the U.S. Pacific Command.

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Ex-U.S. envoy to South Korea arrives in North

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Former U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Donald Gregg (L) arrives at Pyongyang airport in North Korea on Feb. 10, 2014.

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Ex-U.S. envoy to South Korea arrives in North

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Former U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Donald Gregg (C) arrives at Pyongyang airport in North Korea on Feb. 10, 2014.

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Ex-U.S. envoy in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Former U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Donald Gregg arrives at Pyongyang airport in North Korea on Feb. 10, 2014.

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Ex-U.S. envoy in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Former U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Donald Gregg arrives at Pyongyang airport in North Korea on Feb. 10, 2014.

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Ex-U.S. official Einhorn

TOKYO, Japan - Robert Einhorn, a former U.S. State Department official, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News during a visit to Tokyo on Dec. 3, 2013. Einhorn, who had been tasked with overseeing sanctions on Iran, urged Japan to refrain from engaging in economic activities in Iran for now in line with steps aimed at curbing Tehran's nuclear activities.

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Ex-U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Armitage gives interview

WASHINGTON, United States - Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage speaks during an interview with Kyodo News on March 7, 2013 at his office in Arlington, Virginia.

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Hotel to be built at ex-U.S. military site in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Kin Mayor Tsuyoshi Gibu (L) and Tan Chee Sing, chief executive officer of Malaysian developer Dijaya Corp., shake hands in the town in Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 22, 2012. The town has reached an agreement with Dijaya to construct a hotel on a former U.S. military training site returned to Japan in 2011.

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Hotel to be built at ex-U.S. military site in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Kin Mayor Tsuyoshi Gibu (L) speaks in a press conference in the town in Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 22, 2012. The town has reached an agreement with Malaysian developer Dijaya Corp. to construct a hotel on a former U.S. military training site returned to Japan in 2011.

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Ex-U.S. President Truman's grandson meets A-bomb survivors

TOKYO, Japan - Clifton Truman Daniel (L), a grandson of former U.S. President Harry Truman, meets a survivor of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima, during a meeting at the University of Tokyo Komaba campus in Tokyo's Meguro Ward on Aug. 3, 2012. Daniel, the 55-year-old grandson of the president who ordered the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in World War II, is visiting Japan for the first time to take part in the annual peace ceremonies to be held in the two cities on Aug. 6 and Aug. 9, respectively.

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Ex-U.S. President Truman's grandson meets A-bomb survivors

TOKYO, Japan - Clifton Truman Daniel (R), a grandson of former U.S. President Harry Truman, listens to the tragic experience of a survivor (L) of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima, during a meeting at the University of Tokyo Komaba campus in Tokyo's Meguro Ward on Aug. 3, 2012. Daniel, the 55-year-old grandson of the president who ordered the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in World War II, is visiting Japan for the first time to take part in the annual peace ceremonies to be held in the two cities on Aug. 6 and Aug. 9, respectively.

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Ex-U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta

WASHINGTON, United States - Norman Mineta, a former U.S. Secretary of Transportation, is pictured during an interview with Kyodo News in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 7, 2011, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. Mineta said he saw for the first time his father, an immigrant to San Jose, California, from Japan's Shizuoka Prefecture, cry following the attack.

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Ex-U.S. state secretary Kissinger at Okayama Univ.

OKAYAMA, Japan - Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, a Nobel Peace laureate, delivers a lecture at Okayama University in Okayama, western Japan, on Nov. 14, 2011. Kissinger underscored the importance of the Pacific Rim region in today's world and welcomed Japan's policy of joining multilateral talks on the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade framework.

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Ex-U.S. envoy Bosworth in interview

WASHINGTON, United States - Former top U.S. envoy on North Korean policy Stephen Bosworth speaks during an interview with Kyodo News at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, on Nov. 7, 2011.

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Statue of ex-U.S. President Reagan in London

LONDON, Britain - People including British Foreign Secretary William Hague (R) and former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (3rd from R) pose for photos on U.S. Independence Day in front of a statue of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan in front of the U.S. Embassy in London on July 4, 2011. The statue commemorating 100 years since his birth was unveiled the same day.

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Ex-U.S. President Carter in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter (L) and South Korean Unification Minister Hyun In Taek shake hands in Seoul on April 28, 2011, after Carter's trip to North Korea aiming to ease tensions on the Korean Peninsula. North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has said he is prepared for a summit with South Korean President Lee Myung Bak and is also willing to negotiate with parties of the six-party nuclear talks on any subject at any time and without any preconditions, according to Carter, citing Kim's message. Carter and three former European leaders did not meet with Kim during the three-day trip.

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Ex-U.S. President Carter leaves Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter (L) and North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho shake hands in Pyongyang on April 28, 2011, as Carter leaves North Korea after his visit aiming to reduce tensions on the Korean Peninsula. Carter told a press conference in Seoul the same day that the North's leader Kim Jong Il expressed his willingness to talk to parties of the six-party nuclear talks about any subject at any time without any preconditions in a message Carter received.

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Ex-U.S. President Carter heads for N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter (2nd from L) smiles at a press conference in Beijing on April 25, 2011, prior to heading for North Korea with former Irish President Mary Robinson (L), former Norwegian Prime Minister Gro Brundtland (2nd from R) and former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari (R) the following day. They are set to pay a three-day visit to the reclusive country in hopes of easing tensions between North and South Korea as well as reviving the stalled six-party talks on the North's nuclear programs. Carter is also expected to seek the release of a U.S. citizen detained there since November 2010.

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Ex-U.S. President Carter heads for N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter speaks at a press conference in Beijing on April 25, 2011, prior to heading for North Korea with three former European leaders the following day. They are set to pay a three-day visit to the reclusive country in hopes of easing tensions between North and South Korea as well as reviving the stalled six-party talks on the North's nuclear programs. Carter said at the press conference that they would like to meet the country's leader Kim Jong Il and his son and heir apparent Kim Jong Un during the trip.

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Ex-U.S. intelligence official

WASHINGTON, United States - Dennis Blair, former director of U.S. National Intelligence, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News on Feb. 2, 2011. The former top U.S. intelligence official called for a ''normal'' Japan-U.S. alliance, urging Tokyo to review its war-renouncing Constitution to bring more balance to bilateral relations.

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Ex-U.S. sub captain speaks on collision anniversary

CARY, United States - Scott Waddle, a former captain of the U.S. submarine Greeneville that was involved in a collision with the Japanese fisheries school boat Ehime Maru, speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in Cary, North Carolina, on Feb. 4, 2011. The Feb. 9, 2001, collision off Hawaii killed nine people on the Ehime Maru -- four middle school students, two teachers and three crew members.

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Ex-U.S. envoy sees no signs of N. Korea resuming nuclear plant

BEIJING, China - Charles Pritchard, a former U.S. special envoy for Korean peace talks, is surrounded by reporters as he arrives at Beijing airport from Pyongyang on Nov. 6, 2010. He said there are no signs of North Korea having resumed nuclear activity at its Yongbyon nuclear complex.

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Ex-U.S. President Carter in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter (2nd from L) and Kim Yong Nam (C), North Korea's No.2 leader and chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, pose for photos at Mansudae Assembly Hall in Pyongyang on Aug. 25, 2010. Carter appeared to have sought the release of an American convicted of illegally entering the country during a meeting with Kim.

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Ex-U.S. President Carter in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter (L) shakes hands with Kim Yong Nam (R), North Korea's No.2 leader and chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, at Mansudae Assembly Hall in Pyongyang on Aug. 25, 2010. Carter appeared to have sought the release of an American convicted of illegally entering the country.

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Ex-U.S. President Carter in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter (L) talks with Kim Yong Nam (R), North Korea's No.2 leader and chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, at Mansudae Assembly Hall in Pyongyang on Aug. 25, 2010. Carter appeared to have sought the release of an American convicted of illegally entering the country.

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Ex-U.S. President Carter in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter arrives in Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea, on Aug. 25, 2010 to seek the release of an American convicted of illegally entering the country.