2008 : The Rev . Jesse Jackson has offered to go to Pyongyang . Ambassador Robert King was scheduled to visit and discuss Bae 's case . North Korea has held Bae , a Korean - American , since November 2008 . The other exercise , Foal Eagle , in which about 7,500 U.S. troops will take part , continues until April 18 . Annual U.S.-South Korean military exercises , which anger Pyongyang , began later this year .
2008 : The Rev . Jesse Jackson has offered to go to Pyongyang . Ambassador Robert King was scheduled to visit and discuss Bae 's case . North Korea has held Bae , a Korean - American , since November 2008 . Annual U.S.-South Korean military exercises , which anger Pyongyang , began later this year .