Bill Richardson
Bill Richardson
William Blaine "Bill" Richardson IIIis an American politician who was 30th Governor of New Mexico, from 2003 to 2011. He was U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and Energy Secretary in the Clinton administration and has also served as a U.S. Congressman, chairman of the 2004 Democratic National Convention, and chairman of the Democratic Governors Association. In December 2008, he was nominated for the cabinet-level position of Secretary of Commerce in the first Obama administration but withdrew a month later...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth15 November 1947
CityPasadena, CA
CountryUnited States of America
I am not an official envoy, but I am supportive of the administration's new policy to engage the North Koreans through dialogue and diplomacy,
The Security Council is going to have to respond in a strong, unmistakable way,
I know it is politically easy and popular to send money back to the taxpayers - but our schools need support, our teachers need raises, and our kids need health care, ... Unless I can be assured that these tax measures do not threaten other critical programs, I cannot support them.
They didn't give it to me before. I want them to give me the resources to do the job, ... You can't have the Congress complaining and then not giving me the resources.
I'm not going to blame the president, ... Our system is so bureaucratic that it's difficult to get things done.
They stated they would be prepared to have the U.S. or any of the six party talk countries participate in the fuel cycle on the front or back end,
They stated they will be prepared to have us or any other six- way talk countries participate in fuel-cycle on the front end and back end,
My view is that the secretary should step aside. Besides the fact that the Iraq war has been mismanaged ... we should listen to what these generals are saying.
I'm trying to be helpful, ... I've kept up my dialogue with them at their request, I've had a long relationship with them and I want to take advantage of that relationship to help my country.
I think it's unfair to blame President Bush here, ... What I would blame is the bureaucratic red tape throughout the system that is out of control with little credibility and way too turf-conscience. Rather than point fingers in blame, the state and the federal governments need to develop a new emergency system.
He's a very religious young man, ... and he was very emotional about returning home.
It is our view that this is a strong resolution with teeth that would send an unmistakable message.
This is the right time to do this,
They're very dogmatic. The North Koreans, they are very programmed, they have their policy statements they don't want to diverge from. They're very doctrinaire. They don't negotiate like others -- quid pro quo.