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'm taking these serious steps because of the urgency of the situation and, unfortunately, because of the total inaction and lack of resources from the federal government and Congress,
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.
The steps that I have taken involve controlling e-mails out of the labs, trying to make sure that no classified information leaves the labs at the foreign countries,
My view is that the secretary should step aside.
There's been no cover-up. We have been open, we've moved aggressively and we've taken steps to address the problem,
It was a major step forward in the last six-party talks, and now is the follow-through, ... Where I think I can help is in the implementation ? I'm not there to negotiate anything new.
How can you say that there are over 60 sites that can't be inspected?
Our objective is to show the personal side of Sen. Kerry -- his character, his Vietnam service, his leadership qualities,
the first thing they told me was the United States had to pay for the ammunition that knocked the plane down. So, they're upping the ante.
Iraq is pushing this issue to the brink and there's going to be some grave consequences.
I never tried to embellish this. I never tried to mask it.
There will be some of that -- obviously -- because you've got a lot of speakers, diverse speakers -- you've got all of the wings of the party here.
The first day you want to set a good, positive tone,
It is important to have more production, ... the ideal price is between $20 and $25 -- that is good for producer countries and consumer countries.