Biden Admin’s Designation of South Korea as ‘Sensitive Country’ to Take Effect April 15

U.S. President Joe Biden (R) and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol hold a joint press conference in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 26, 2023. Win McNamee/Getty Images

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) designation of South Korea as a “sensitive country”—which includes nations in higher-risk categories like China, Russia, and North Korea—is set to take effect on April 15.

The DOE under the Biden administration added the key U.S. ally to the list in January amid political uncertainties in the East Asian country.