What Google's Eric Schmidt and Former Governor Bill Richardson Will Achieve in North Korea

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The United States Department criticized the decision of Google's Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt and Former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson to travel to North Korea, just weeks after a controversial rocket launch took place in the reclusive nation. But former ambassador Christopher Hill says there isn't much harm that can come of the trip. Hill said while it's clear to North Korean leaders that Bill Richardson is not a US envoy on an official mission, Richardson's visit could help release an American citizen currently detained in Pyongyang.
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