Deputy Secretary Antony Blinken will host First Deputy Director of the Republic of Korea (ROK) National Security Office Cho Tae-yong in Washington on January 6, 2017, for the fifth round of U.S.-ROK strategic consultations on North Korea policy. The two will discuss the international community’s response to North Korea’s destabilizing violations of UN Security Council resolutions and review progress in holding North Korea accountable for its unlawful actions.