Former NBA star Dennis Rodman became the first American to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and was the first American to meet a ruling member of the Kim family since Secretary of State Madeleine Albright met Kim Jong-il in 2000. In an interview with George Stephanopoulos on ABC's This Week, Rodman indicated that Kim wants to avoid war and have President Obama call him.
This petition urges President Obama to schedule a call with Kim Jong-un to discuss both lighthearted topics like basketball to thaw relations between the two states and more serious matters like nuclear proliferation and human rights. A 20-minute phone call could drastically improve relations by opening a dialogue that has been absent hitherto.