Bill Richardson
Bill Richardson
William Blaine "Bill" Richardson IIIis an American politician who was 30th Governor of New Mexico, from 2003 to 2011. He was U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and Energy Secretary in the Clinton administration and has also served as a U.S. Congressman, chairman of the 2004 Democratic National Convention, and chairman of the Democratic Governors Association. In December 2008, he was nominated for the cabinet-level position of Secretary of Commerce in the first Obama administration but withdrew a month later...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth15 November 1947
CityPasadena, CA
CountryUnited States of America
The stability of Asia, the future of Japan and the security of America will be determined by our ability to convince the North Koreans once and for all to dismantle their nuclear program, ... That is the goal of the six-party talks which I support and that is the message I will be carrying.
I urged them in the strongest possible terms to shut down the reactor during the six-party talks as a sign of good faith,
We've discussed a whole host of issues, almost seven hours' worth. Hopefully, my talks will be positive, but it still remains to be seen,
We want to engage the Chinese, we don't want to isolate them, ... We want to talk to them about nuclear non-proliferation, about warhead safety, about cooperation on science. We're not giving them extra technology, sensitive technology, nuclear information.
We're talking about a violent situation, ... We're talking about police being shot at. We're talking about a violent situation that has to be dealt with.
The objective of the trip is to move the diplomatic process forward started by Secretary of State Rice's new initiative that has allowed for serious bilateral talks within the six party format,
We're going to talk about positive issues. We're not going to be bashing the president at every turn, ... Fox News Sunday.
The President, in talking about freedom and democracy, is sparking a wave of very positive democratic sentiment that might help us override both Islamic fundamentalism that has formed in that region, and also some of the hatred for our policies of invading Iraq.
So what if it's risky? It's the right thing to do. What we're talking about is 160 people in deep pain. It only affects them.
They stated they would be prepared to have the U.S. or any of the six party talk countries participate in the fuel cycle on the front or back end,
They stated they will be prepared to have us or any other six- way talk countries participate in fuel-cycle on the front end and back end,
So what we want to do is send a message that the Democrats and Sen. Kerry are positive -- that we're going to talk about what we're going to do on the economy, on health care, on foreign policy, on national security and not make this into a big bashing of the president,
North Korea will return to the talks in early November unconditionally,
just pick up the phone, start the preliminary talks at the U.N. in New York at a low level to set up broader talks.