A State Department special envoy will travel to North Korea this week to try to free Kenneth Bae, the U.S. citizen detained there since November, the State Department and White House said Tuesday. 

Ambassador Robert King, the president's special envoy for North Korean human rights issues, will head to Pyongyang at North Korea's invitation, the State Department said. 

King, currently traveling in the region, will go to the capital Friday, the White House said. 

North Korea's supreme court sentenced Bae in April to 15 years of hard labor. His sister, Terri Chung, told CNN two weeks ago that Bae was recently moved to a hospital because of a serious decline in his health. 

The court found Bae guilty of carrying out "serious crimes" against North Korea, including setting up bases in China for the purpose of toppling the North Korean government, encouraging North Korean citizens to bring down the government, and conducting a smear campaign, according to the country's state media. 

Kenneth Bae: Please help me 

The media also say Bae planned an operation to bring down the government through religious activities. 

Chung says her brother was the owner of a tour company who was in North Korea for work. 

King will ask Pyongyang to pardon Bae and grant him special amnesty on humanitarian grounds "so that he can be reunited with his family and seek medical treatment," the State Department said. 

Bae suffers from severe back and leg pain and has lost more than 50 pounds, Chung told CNN earlier this month.  QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. Who is going to be liberated?
2. Who is set to get out of jail?
3. 
Q2:
1. Where is Kenneth Bae?
2. What is Kenneth Bae's location?
3. 
Q3:
1. Where is Kenneth Bae originally from?
2. What country does Kenneth Bae come from?
3. 
Q4:
1. Is Kenneth Bae detained in North Korea?
2. Is Kenneth Bae being held prisoner in NOrth Korea?
3. 
Q5:
1. Since when has Kenneth Bae been detained in North Korea?
2. In what month did Kenneth Bae's detention in North Korea begin?
3. 
Q6:
1. Who is going to North Korea to free Kenneth Bae?
2. Who is travelling to North Korea to set Kenneth Bae free?
3. 
Q7:
1. Who is the state department envoy?
2. What is the name of the envoy from the state department?
3. 
Q8:
1. What crime is Kenneth Bae accused of committing?
2. What are the charges against Kenneth Bae?
3. 
Q9:
1. What was the length of Kenneth Bae's sentence?
2. How long was Kenneth Bae set to spend in prison?
3. 
Q10:
1. Who gave the verdict against Kenneth Bae?
2. By whom was Kenneth Bae convicted?
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