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Outgoing governor Bill Richardson will be headed to North Korea from Dec. 16–20 at a time when tensions between North and South Korea are heightened. The trip is a private visit, according to Richardson’s office.
Richardson is going to the country on the invitation of First Vice Minister Kim Gye Gwan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and North Korea’s chief nuclear negotiator. Richardson has been to North Korea multiple times, and North Korean diplomats traveled to Santa Fe to meet with Richardson last year. The outgoing governor also served as United States ambassador to the United Nations under Bill Clinton
“I am increasingly concerned with the recent actions by the North Koreans, which have raised tensions and are contributing to instability on the Korean Peninsula,” Richardson said in a statement. “I am traveling as a private citizen with considerable experience in dealing with the North Koreans.”
Richardson will not carry any messages from the United States government.
The State Departement warns against traveling to North Korea “without first having received explicit official permission and an entry visa from the Government of North Korea.”
Richardson’s senior advisor Dr. K.A. Namkung will accompany him on the privately-funded trip.
