In 1996, I led a delegation of American businessmen to Pyongyang to try and pave the way for US business ventures in North Korea. Our team met with North Korean officials eager to make agreements and form economic ties, but the U.S. Treasury Dept. eventually rejected all of our proposals. On this trip, I also invited Red McDaniel, personal friend and advisor to Ross Perot, who was interested in gathering information about American POWs. I also brought Pennsylvania Senator Stewart Greenleaf who I was helping to deliver millions of dollars in humanitarian aid to the starving and struggling North Korean citizens. We helped open the door for private humanitarian aid to be delivered to North Korea.