Paradiplomacy / Paradiplomatie / Paradiplomacia / Paradiplomazia

For a Democratic presidential candidate whose support in voter preference polls hovers around the margin of error, the announcement from the Bush White House yesterday was a gift: New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (D) will co-head a private bipartisan delegation to North Korea next week to retrieve the remains of U.S. troops lost during the Korean War, receiving logistical support and technical expertise from the U.S. government.
Richardson, whose support among Democratic voters in five public opinion polls last week ranged from 1 to 4 percent, has staked his presidential bid in part on his days as a global troubleshooter for President Bill Clinton.