Joseph DeTrani , who has served most recently as the American special envoy to the six-party talks on North Korea , has been given the rank of ambassador and is taking on the North Korea portfolio ; S. Leslie Ireland , a career intelligence officer and Middle East specialist , is to become mission manager for Iran .
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