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William Blaine Richardson III (November 15, 1947 – September 1, 2023) was an American politician, author, and diplomat who served as the 30th governor of New Mexico from 2003 to 2011.
Sep 2, 2023 · Bill Richardson, the former New Mexico governor, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and Secretary of Energy under President Bill Clinton, has died. Richardson was 75.
- Nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize and set a Guinness World Record. Richardson was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize last month for his efforts in freeing hostages and other wrongly detained Americans.
- Richardson helped secure the release of Brittney Griner and other hostages. Richardson contributed to efforts to broker a deal for the release of Brittney Griner, the WNBA star who spent 10 months in a Russian prison after she was detained for allegedly possessing cannabis oil in her luggage.
- Withdrew being Obama's secretary of commerce. After Barack Obama won the 2008 presidential election, he nominated Richardson to be commerce secretary but Richardson withdrew his nomination because of an ongoing investigation by a federal grand jury, NBC News reported at the time.
- Worked as the secretary of energy under Bill Clinton. Richardson worked as secretary of energy under the Clinton Administration from 1998 to 2000. Voice of America reported that Richardson’s tenure was “troubled” because of an incident involving missing computer equipment containing nuclear weapons secrets at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico.
Sep 2, 2023 · Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, a longtime fixture of Democratic politics with turns as Energy Secretary and United Nations ambassador under the Clinton administration, died on...
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Sep 2, 2023 · WASHINGTON – Bill Richardson, the politician and diplomat who came to be one of the most influential negotiators for Americans held hostage abroad, died Friday at age 75.
Sep 2, 2023 · Former U.N. Ambassador and New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, who helped negotiate release of detained Americans, has died. He was 75. The Richardson Center for Global Engagement, which he...
Sep 2, 2023 · Bill Richardson, a former Democratic governor of New Mexico who went on to serve as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, has died. He was 75.
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