Google’s famous leader Eric Schmidt to North Korea leading a diplomatic team with hopes high

Richardson, Schmidt to go to N.Korea next week while Schmidt has no history in diplomacy and visit is very unusual

AFP

Former New Mexico governor Bill Richardson and Google chairman Eric Schmidt will head to North Korea next week on a “private humanitarian mission,” Richardson’s office said Saturday. Richardson, a veteran troubleshooter on North Korea, will hold a press conference at the airport in Beijing on Thursday.