Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson died at his summer home in Chatham, Massachusetts, the Richardson Center for Global Engagement announced Saturday. He was 75.
In this Jan. 3, 2008, file photo, Democratic presidential hopeful New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson speaks at his caucus watch party in Des Moines, Iowa.Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, who also served in Congress, as ambassador to the U.N. and as energy secretary in the Clinton administration, has died, according to the Richardson Center for Global Engagement, the organization he founded to promote international peace and dialogue. He was 75.
He was elected governor of New Mexico in 2002. His accomplishments as governor, according to the Richardson Center, included improving the state's job numbers and boosting economic development by bringing the movie industry to New Mexico, which resulted in more than 140 major film and TV productions. He also built a light-rail system from Albuquerque to Santa Fe, and partnered with Virgin Galactic to build a commercial spaceport.
For his work as a diplomat and prisoner negotiator, Richardson was nominated four times for the Nobel Peace Prize.President Joe Biden remembered Richardson as a "patriot and true original" who "seized every chance to serve and met every new challenge with joy." The president noted the two first crossed paths when Richardson was a staffer on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, which Biden served on as senator.
"He demonstrated the value of engagement and charted an inspiring path for future generations of public servants to follow," Blinken said in a statement.
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