The U.S. State Department gave a measured but clear rebuke of Google Chairman Eric Schmidt’s upcoming trip to North Korea. News broke this week that Schmidt will join former New Mexico governor Bill Richardson on a humanitarian mission to the impoverished nation. The itinerary and exact purpose of the trip has not been revealed, but enough is known for the State Department to give a verbal roll of the eyes. “We don’t think the timing of this is particularly helpful,” State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland said.
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State Dept. in a Snit Over Schmidt's North Korea Trip
Posted by: David Vranicar January 4, 2013 08:19 AMThe U.S. State Department gave a measured but clear rebuke of Google Chairman Eric Schmidt’s upcoming trip to North Korea. News broke this week that Schmidt will join former New Mexico governor Bill Richardson on a humanitarian mission to the impoverished nation. The itinerary and exact purpose of the trip has not been revealed, but enough is known for the State Department to give a verbal roll of the eyes. “We don’t think the timing of this is particularly helpful,” State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland said.