article_snippet: Photos of US ambassador to South Korea Ambassador Mark Lippert meeting with the country's leaders have emerged for the first time since the envoy was attacked by a knife-wielding pro-North Korean activist.
article_snippet: Ambassador Mark Lippert is recovering at Severance Hospital in Seoul, and was able to meet with US Navy Admiral James Winnefeld as well as members of South Korearuling and opposition parties.
article_snippet: The attack Thursday on Ambassador Mark Lippert, at a forum about reunification, prompted rival North Korea to gloat about 'knife slashes of justice,' that left deep gashes and damaged US ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert's tendons and nerves.
article_snippet: Recovering: US ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert, (left), meets with US Navy Admiral James Winnefeld following an attack by a knife-wielding activist who slashed the envoy's face and arm .
article_snippet: -In (left) emerged on Sunday as US ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert was recovering at Severance Hospital in Seoul .
article_snippet: Lippert, 42, is recovering well but has complained of pain in the wound on US ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert left wrist and a finger where doctors repaired nerve damage, Severance Hospital in Seoul official Yoon Do-Heum said in a televised briefing.
article_snippet: Doctors will remove the 80 stiches on Lippert's face on Monday or Tuesday and say US ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert could be out of Severance Hospital in Seoul on Wednesday.
article_snippet: Hospital officials say US ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert may experience sensory problems in US ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert left hand for several months.
article_snippet: Taken by surprise: Injured Ambassador Lippert is seen leaving the performing arts center where Injured Ambassador Lippert was slashed by activist attacker Kim Ki-jong Thursday morning .
article_snippet: Lippert appeared on Thursday wrapped in a neck bandage after being treated for Lippert injuries, which include slashing wounds and nerve damage .
article_snippet: Police say the ambassador was about to make a speech when Lippert pushed Lippert from behind and then started slashing Lippert with a knife.
article_snippet: Doctors say Injured Ambassador Lippert needed 80 stitches for the wound on Injured Ambassador Lippert face .
article_snippet: Lippert became ambassador last October and has been a regular presence on social media and in speeches and presentations during Injured Ambassador Lippert time in Seoul.
article_snippet: Injured Ambassador Lippert's regularly seen walking Injured Ambassador Lippert Basset Hound, Grigsby, near Injured Ambassador Lippert residence, not far from where a violent attack happened.
article_snippet: Injured Ambassador Lippert wife gave birth in Korea and the couple gave the couple son a Korean middle name.
highlights_snippet: Ambassador Mark Lippert injured in a surprise attack at a breakfast meeting .
  
highlights_snippet: Ambassador Mark Lippert needed 80 stitches for slash to Ambassador Mark Lippert face and may have nerve damage .
  
highlights_snippet: Ambassador Mark Lippert could be discharged from hospital Wednesday after stitches removed .