With the continued detention of American citizen, Otto Warmbier, recent arrest of American teacher, Tony Kim, and the banned tests of ballistic missiles, tensions have hit an all-time high between the U.S. and North Korea. Governor Richardson, being an expert in North Korea relations and hostage negotiations, has been contacted on these matters to clarify the escalated situation and provide advice moving forward. Please find his various interviews from the month of April below:
Monday, April 10th: CNN – Erin Burnett OutFront – 1st segment: http://snpy.tv/2ot2l6S 2nd segment: http://snpy.tv/2o4YLod
Wednesday, April 12th: CNN – John Berman & Poppy Harlow – http://snpy.tv/2phfAwm
CNN International – “UN: N. Korea’s Moscow Embassy a Possible Front” – http://edition.cnn.com/videos/world/2017/04/15/north-korea-embassy-front-paula-newton-pkg.cnn
Friday, April 14th: Patch.com interview – “North Koreas Latest: Former UN Ambassador Says Ohio Man Could Be Key” – https://patch.com/us/white-house/north-korea-latest-former-un-ambassador-says-ohio-man-could-be-key
Yahoo News interview – “Trump and North Korea: Climbing the Escalation Ladder” – https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-north-korea-climbing-escalation-ladder-214052550.html?soc_src=mail&soc_trk=ma
WDIV-TV in Detroit online story – “What We Know, and don’t, about the American Student Serving 15 Years Hard Labor in North Korea” – https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/national/what-we-know-and-dont-know-the-american-serving-15-years-hard-labor-in-north-korea
Saturday, April 15th: NPR Weekend Edition w/ Martha Wertheimer (transcript) – http://www.npr.org/2017/04/15/524076476/bill-richardson-on-north-koreas-big-display
Monday, April 17th: Time Magazine – “Otto Warmbier Has Been a Prisoner of North Korea Since the Start of 2016. Has America Forgotten Him?” – http://time.com/4757085/otto-warmbier-north-korea/?xid=homepage
CNBC Power Lunch – “Former UN Ambassador: Trump Needs to Cool it with North Korea” – http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000610644&play=1
CBC Radio “As It Happens” Phone Interview: http://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-monday-edition-1.4072865/former-u-s-north-korea-negotiator-bill-richardson-tells-trump-administration-to-cool-it-1.4072870
Friday, April 21st: CBS News – http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/president-trump-pressures-china-amid-north-korea-tensions/
Sunday, April 23rd: CBS News – “North Korea Detains U.S. Citizen Tony Kim; Could it be ‘Path Forward?”‘ – http://www.cbsnews.com/news/north-korea-detains-us-citizen-tony-kim-sang-duk-bill-richardson-path-forward/
CBS News – “USS Carl Vinson Nears Korean Peninsula” – http://www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-s-vinson-nears-korean-peninsula/
MSNBC – http://www.msnbc.com/weekends-with-alex-witt/watch/why-won-t-china-rein-in-north-korea-927793731707
Monday, April 24th: CBS Radio LA (Listen Below)
Tuesday, April 25th: BBC – “Negotiating Release of Detained American in North Korea” – http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0512fx0
KCBS Radio San Fran (Listen Below)
Wednesday, April 26th: BBC Radio “The World Tonight” – http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08n1xzv
Thursday, April 27th: i24NewsTV – https://twitter.com/FredMenachem/status/857788036377174016
Sunday, April 30th: Univision – http://www.univision.com/shows/al-punto/100-dias-de-donald-trump-lo-que-ha-hecho-bien-y-mal-el-presidente-video