1.  a) List the countries that border North Korea. 
b) Who is the leader of North Korea?
(For a map of North Korea, go to WorldAtlas.com and for background, go to the CIA World FactBook at www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html.)

2.  a) Who is Christopher Hill?  
b) For what reason did Mr. Hill meet one on one with the North Korean representative in the six-party talks?
c) How did Mr. Hill describe the meetings?

3.  List the countries participating in the six-party talks.

4.  Who will be involved in any deal made with North Korea, according to Mr. Hill? 

5.  a) When did the six-party talks begin? 
b) What was the purpose of the joint statement the six nations signed on Sept. 19, 2005? 
c) Why did the North Korean government boycott the talks for more than a year after the statement was signed?

6.  What measure might be used by the U.S. to make progress in six-party talks with North Korea?