S. Korea won't take 'No' for an answer

S. Korea won't take 'No' for an answer

WASHINGTON: South Korea has been pushing the U.S. Central
Intelligence Agency to change the way it spells President Roh
Moo-hyun's last name, but the CIA is sticking to its guns, the
embassy said on Sunday.

In an online directory and in its World Fact Book, a standard
reference, the CIA spells it "No," rather than "Roh," the Korean
leader's preference.

The embassy has sent the CIA three formal requests, one last
year and two this year, as part of efforts to get the entire U.S.
government to change its spelling, said Jeongsun Suh, the officer
in charge of press and culture.

The U.S. State Department also uses the transliteration on its
Website.

The CIA had no immediate explanation of the lag in meeting the
Korean request.--Reuters