Former Governor Bill Richardson helped free Americans in DPRK, but at what cost?

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Former Governor Bill Richardson helped free Americans in DPRK, but at what cost?

Ex-US Ambassador to UN, who passed away last week, was hailed for his work but it may have interfered with UNC tasks

John Burzynski September 8, 2023

Former Governor Bill Richardson helped free Americans in DPRK, but at what cost?

Bill Richardson | Image: Mike Schinkel via FLickr (CC BY 2.0)

Editor’s note: The following article is an opinion piece by John Burzynski, a retired U.S. Air Force officer who served in the UNC Military Armistice Commission Secretariat. Views expressed in opinion articles are exclusively the author’s own and do not represent those of NK News.

About the Author

John Burzynski

John A. Burzynski is a retired U.S. Air Force officer and U.S. civil servant who has lived in Korea for over thirty years. In addition to being a U.S. Forces Korea staff member in the mid-1990s, he served for over 20 years in the United Nations Command Military Armistice Commission Secretariat.

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