HALISTER1: Treasury Pick Mandelker: Must Be Active on North Korea Threats

Treasury Pick Mandelker: Must Be Active on North Korea Threats

(Bloomberg) -- U.S. must be constantly considering what levers of pressure to apply if other nations don’t cooperate in further isolating North Korea, Sigal Mandelker, nominee for Treasury undersecretary for terrorism and financial crimes, says at confirmation hearing in Washington.
  • Mandelker speaks to Senate Banking Committee
  • U.S. must be active on how we “track, trace and ultimately interdict” illegal assets that are going to North Korea
  • When asked if she supports current sanctions against Russia, Mandelker says ”yes”
  • “We need to study the use of secondary sanctions in this context” of North Korea carefully and closely
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