The CIA official in charge of Korean affairs is leaving his post, according to report from Yonhap News Agency.

Andrew Kim, who headed the agency's Korea Mission Center, will be taking up a research post at Stanford University, the South Korean news agency reported.

Kim played a key role in organizing the summit between President Trump Donald John TrumpSteele Dossier sub-source was subject of FBI counterintelligence probe Pelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' Trump 'no longer angry' at Romney because of Supreme Court stance MORE and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore earlier this year, according to Yonhap.

The Korea Mission Center was formed last year to address the threat of North Korea's growing weapons arsenal.

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Kim worked closely with Mike Pompeo Michael (Mike) Richard PompeoPutin nominated for Nobel Peace Prize The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by Facebook - Trump previews SCOTUS nominee as 'totally brilliant' Pompeo accused of stumping for Trump ahead of election MORE when he was the director of the CIA before moving to his current post as secretary of State. He also accompanied Pompeo on all of his visits to Korea.

An anonymous source told Yonhap that Kim is likely to continue assisting Pompeo with Korea policy.