Former Governor, Google Exec. in N. Korea Seeking American's Release
Tour guide detained last year
Former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson and Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt began a controversial private mission to North Korea on Monday that will include an effort to secure the release of an imprisoned American.
The trip comes after North Korea carried out a long-range rocket test last month and as, according to satellite imagery, the reclusive state continues work on its nuclear testing facilities, potentially paving the way for a third nuclear bomb test.
Footage from North Korean state television showed Richardson and Schmidt at the Pyongyang airport on Monday evening.
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