美国朝鲜问题特使访问中国，或日本

 　　WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- A U.S. special envoy¹ for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea human rights issues will visit China, the Republic of Korea (ROK) and Japan this month to discuss a range of issues, the State Department said on Tuesday.

　　As part of his regular consultations², Robert King will meet with senior officials from the governments as well as those from the United Nations High Commissioner³ for Refugees and World Food Program in China, the department said in a statement.

　　It said King's visit runs from Aug. 19 to 29.

　　U.S State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf did not say whether King's visit is related to efforts to seek freedom for 45-year-old Kenneth Bae.

　　Bae is a Korean-American man who has been detained in the DPRK for the past nine months and was sentenced to 15 years of hard labour for "hostile acts" against the country in May.

　　King will begin his visit in China next Monday and then he will stay in the ROK from Aug. 22 to 27 for meetings with government officials and members of civil society groups before flying to Japan on Aug. 28.

1 envoy   

n.使节，使者，代表，公使

参考例句：

• Their envoy showed no sign of responding to our proposals.他们的代表对我方的提议毫无回应的迹象。
• The government has not yet appointed an envoy to the area.政府尚未向这一地区派过外交官。

2 consultations   

n.磋商（会议）( consultation的名词复数 )；商讨会；协商会；查找

参考例句：

• Consultations can be arranged at other times by appointment. 磋商可以通过预约安排在其他时间。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Consultations are under way. 正在进行磋商。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 commissioner   

n.（政府厅、局、处等部门）专员，长官，委员

参考例句：

• The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
• He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。