Richardson was the nation’s only Hispanic governor during his two terms, calling it “the best job I ever had.” He dropped out of the race after lackluster finishes in the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary.
government’s chief hostage negotiator, described Richardson as “a friend and partner in bringing wrongfully detained Americans and hostages home.” and said in a statement Saturday that he would “miss his wise counsel and friendship.”Īrmed with a golden resume and wealth of experience in foreign and domestic affairs, Richardson sought the 2008 Democratic nomination for president in hopes of becoming the nation’s first Hispanic president.
He met with Russian government officials in the months before the release last year of Marine veteran Trevor Reed in a prisoner swap and also worked on the cases of Brittney Griner, the WNBA star freed by Moscow last year, and Michael White, a Navy veteran released by Iran in 2020. He helped secure the 2021 release of American journalist Danny Fenster from a Myanmar prison and this year negotiated the freedom of Taylor Dudley, who crossed the border from Poland into Russia. “The way you deal with issues that divide nations is through humanitarian efforts before political differences. “I believe that we have to engage our adversaries no matter how different our philosophies are,” Richardson once said. It was a role Richardson relished, once describing himself as “the informal undersecretary for thugs.” He traveled the globe negotiating the release of hostages and American servicemen from North Korea, Iraq, Cuba and Sudan and bargained with a who’s who of America’s adversaries, including Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. envoy to the United Nations and energy secretary under President Bill Clinton and served 14 years as a congressman representing northern New Mexico.īut he also forged an identity as an unofficial diplomatic troubleshooter. Before his election in 2002 as governor, Richardson was U.S.
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