Young Kim, an immigrant from South Korea and a former longtime aide to retired House Foreign Affairs Chairman Ed Royce, is a rare figure in the House Republican caucus these days.
Like her former boss, Kim has a visible platform to speak out on international developments from her position as chair of the House Foreign Affairs East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee. She has chosen to use that pulpit to champion the importance of U.S. soft power, a position many in her party seem to be moving away from these days.
She doesn’t mince words with how she feels about the recent layoffs of some 1,300 State Department personnel, including more than 200 Foreign Service officers.
