Bill Richardson
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About
Former US Ambassador to the United Nations and politician from New Mexico, who served the state as its Governor from 2003 to 2011. He made an unsuccessful bid for the 2008 Democratic nomination for the presidency.
Before Fame
He pitched in the amateur Cape Cod Baseball League in 1967.
Trivia
He controversially supported Barack Obama for the Democratic nomination in 2008, despite being longtime friends with Hillary Clinton. He passed away at 75, while at his summer house.
Family Life
His wife, Barbara, formed the New Mexico Immunizations Coalition in 2003.
Associated With
He was appointed as the US Ambassador to the United Nations in 1997 by President Bill Clinton, who also appointed him Secretary of Energy in 1998.
