Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (and three other administration veterans) discuss what President Obama will inherit — and what to look out for.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (and three other administration veterans) discuss what President Obama will inherit – and what to look out for.

The top envoy for North Korea declined to indicate whether he had made progress in efforts to stop the North from reactivating its nuclear weapons program.

The top envoy for North Korea declined to indicate whether he had made progress in efforts to stop the North from reactivating its nuclear weapons program.

The top envoy for North Korea declined to indicate whether he had made progress in efforts to stop the North from reactivating its nuclear weapons program.

The chief American negotiator for North Korea extended his talks in Pyongyang in an effort to salvage a crumbling nuclear disarmament deal.

The chief American negotiator for North Korea extended his talks in Pyongyang on Thursday in an effort to salvage a crumbling nuclear disarmament deal.

The chief American negotiator for North Korea extended his talks in Pyongyang on Thursday in an effort to salvage a crumbling nuclear disarmament deal.

Christopher R. Hill extended his trip to Pyongyang in order to salvage a nuclear disarmament deal that the White House had hoped would be a major achievement.

The U.S. negotiator, Christopher R. Hill, was seeking to keep the North from reactivating its nuclear weapons program.