Bill Richardson

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Bill Richardson was an American politician and diplomat who served as governor of New Mexico, U.S. congressman, and a prominent international negotiator and envoy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American politician
Democratic Party politician
United States Cabinet member
United States representative
ambassador
diplomat
governor
human
awardReceived Nobel Peace Prize nomination
birthName Bill Richardson self-linksurface differs
surface form: William Blaine Richardson III
boardMemberOf World Resources Institute
candidateInElection Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2008
surface form: 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries
causeOfDeath natural causes
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1947-11-15
dateOfDeath 2023-09-01
degreeEarned Bachelor of Arts
Master of Arts
educatedAt Tufts University NERFINISHED
Tufts University Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
ethnicOrigin Mexican American
founded Richardson Center for Global Engagement
governorOf New Mexico
knownFor diplomatic missions to Iraq
diplomatic missions to North Korea
diplomatic missions to Sudan
hostage negotiation
international diplomacy
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
name Bill Richardson self-link
occupation diplomat
politician
university lecturer
officeEndTime Governor of New Mexico: 2011-01-01
U.S. Representative from New Mexico's 3rd district: 1997-02-13
United States Ambassador to the United Nations: 1998-08-18
United States Secretary of Energy: 2001-01-20
officeStartTime Governor of New Mexico: 2003-01-01
U.S. Representative from New Mexico's 3rd district: 1983-01-03
United States Ambassador to the United Nations: 1997-02-13
United States Secretary of Energy: 1998-08-18
placeOfBirth Pasadena
surface form: Pasadena, California, United States
placeOfDeath Chatham, Massachusetts
surface form: Chatham, Massachusetts, United States
positionHeld Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus
Chair of the Democratic Governors Association
Chair of the Western Governors' Association
Governor of New Mexico
United States Ambassador to the United Nations (Cabinet-level)
surface form: United States Ambassador to the United Nations

United States Secretary of Energy
United States representative from New Mexico
ranForOffice President of the United States
religion Roman Catholicism
representedDistrict New Mexico's 3rd congressional district
servedInAdministrationOf Bill Clinton
surface form: President Bill Clinton
spouse Barbara Richardson NERFINISHED

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Bill Richardson birthName Bill Richardson self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: William Blaine Richardson III
Bill Richardson name Bill Richardson self-link