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73-524: Governor Bill Richardson and New Mexico State Parks proposed the establishment of this trail. In 2006 the New Mexico Legislature provided funding to begin planning and development of the project. In April 2015, the Rio Grande Trail bill was signed by Gov. Susana Martinez , which creates a commission composed of state and local governments, activists, and local pueblos and tribes. The core of

146-570: A North Korean general he met was receptive to his proposal for setting up a hotline between North and South Korean forces , and also was open to his idea for a military commission to monitor disputes in and around the Yellow Sea . After his return from North Korea, Richardson dealt with the issue of a pardon for William H. Bonney , aka Billy the Kid, for killing Sheriff William J. Brady of Lincoln County, New Mexico , some 130 years before. Following up on

219-411: A bill into law that made New Mexico the 12th state to legalize cannabis for medical reasons . When asked if this would hurt him in a presidential election, he stated that it did not matter, as it was "the right thing to do". During 2008 and 2009, Richardson faced "possible legal issues" while a federal grand jury investigated pay-to-play allegations in the awarding of a lucrative state contract to

292-413: A broad personal income tax cut and won a statewide special election to transfer money from the state's Permanent Fund to meet current expenses and projects. In early 2005, Richardson helped make New Mexico the first state in the nation to provide $ 400,000 in life insurance coverage for New Mexico National Guard members who serve on active duty. Thirty-five states have since followed suit. Working with

365-425: A check for $ 25,000 payable to Moving America Forward, Bill Richardson's political action committee , by his boss Stewart Wolmark and told to deliver it to Bill Richardson at a fund raiser. When Goldberg handed the envelope to Richardson, he allegedly told Goldberg to "Tell the big guy [Stewart Wolmark] I'm going to hire you guys". Goldberg went on to testify that CDR was hired but that he later learned that another firm

438-463: A company that gave campaign contributions to Richardson's political action committee , Moving America Forward. The company in question, CDR, was alleged to have funneled more than $ 100,000 in donations to Richardson's PAC in exchange for state construction projects. Richardson said when he withdrew his Commerce Secretary nomination that he was innocent; his popularity then slipped below 50% in his home state. In August 2009, federal prosecutors dropped

511-562: A complex about not having been born in the United States." Richardson, a United States citizen by birth , spent his childhood in a lavish hacienda in Coyoacán's barrio of San Francisco where he was raised as a Roman Catholic . When Richardson was 13, his parents sent him to the U.S. to attend Middlesex School , a preparatory school in Concord, Massachusetts , where he played baseball as

584-507: A desire to increase the role of Democratic governors in deciding the future of the party. In December 2005, Richardson announced the intention of New Mexico to collaborate with billionaire Richard Branson to bring space tourism to the proposed Spaceport America located near Las Cruces . In 2006, Forbes credited Richardson's reforms in naming Albuquerque the best city in the United States for business and careers. The Cato Institute , meanwhile, consistently rated Richardson as one of

657-666: A foreigner. Clinton in turn sent Richardson on various foreign policy missions, including a trip in 1995 in which Richardson traveled to Baghdad with Peter Bourne and engaged in lengthy one-on-one negotiations with Saddam Hussein to secure the release of two American aerospace workers who had been captured by the Iraqis after wandering over the Kuwaiti border. Richardson also visited Nicaragua, Guatemala, Cuba, Peru, India, North Korea, Bangladesh, Nigeria, and Sudan to represent U.S. interests and met with Slobodan Milošević . In 1996, he played

730-520: A gun. As Richardson discussed frequently during his 2008 run for president, he supported a controversial New Mexico law allowing undocumented immigrants to obtain driver's licenses for reasons of public safety. He said that because of the program, traffic fatalities had gone down, and the percentage of uninsured drivers decreased from 33% to 11%. Richardson was named Chair of the Democratic Governors Association in 2004 and announced

803-598: A longtime friend and political supporter with a costly state contract), and allowing pay-to-play activity in his administration. They also opined that he fell short on efforts to make state government more transparent. In December 2010, while still serving as governor, Richardson returned to North Korea in an unofficial capacity at the invitation of the North's chief nuclear negotiator Kim Kye-gwan . Upon arriving in Pyongyang on December 16, Richardson told reporters that his "objective

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876-615: A major role in securing the release of American Evan Hunziker from North Korean custody and for securing a pardon for Eliadah McCord , an American convicted and imprisoned in Bangladesh. Due to these missions, Richardson was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize three times. Richardson served as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations from February 1997 to August 1998. In 1997, working alongside Nelson Mandela , he helped negotiate

949-543: A member of the Democratic leadership as a deputy majority whip, where he became friends with Bill Clinton after they worked closely on several issues, including when he served as the ranking House Democrat in favor of NAFTA 's passage in 1993. For his work as a back channel to Carlos Salinas de Gortari , Mexico's president at the time of the negotiations, he was awarded the Aztec Eagle Award , Mexico's highest award for

1022-585: A pitcher. He entered Tufts University in 1966, where he continued to play baseball. In 1967, he played collegiate summer baseball in the Cape Cod Baseball League , pitching for the Cotuit Kettleers ; he returned to the league in 1968 with the Harwich Mariners . A Kettleers program included the words "Drafted by K.C." Richardson said: When I saw that program in 1967, I was convinced I

1095-630: Is currently deputy director of government affairs for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation . Former policy communications director Doug Richardson served as director of public affairs at the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy in the Obama administration. He is currently public relations director for R&R Partners . Former executive director Katie Whelan served as a senior advisor to Republican California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger . She

1168-460: Is no allegation against Richardson that the government is actively investigating. Democratic Governors Association The Democratic Governors Association ( DGA ) is a Washington, D.C. –based 527 organization founded in 1983, consisting of U.S. state and territorial governors affiliated with the Democratic Party . The mission of the organization is to provide party support to

1241-409: Is no doubt that we will face a challenging electoral environment in 2012, but our victories in 2011 showed that we know how to wisely and strategically deploy our resources. We are delighted with the continued support of everyone who believes in our mission of creating jobs and expanding opportunity now." Several former DGA staff members have gone on to hold prominent positions in the government and in

1314-484: Is now Citibank . Richardson's father was born on a ship heading towards Nicaragua . His mother, María Luisa López-Collada Márquez (1914–2011), had been his father's secretary—she was the Mexican -born daughter of a Mexican mother and a Spanish father from Villaviciosa, Asturias . Just before Bill Richardson was born, his father sent his mother to California to give birth because, as Richardson explained, "My father had

1387-487: Is to see if we can reduce the tension on the Korean peninsula, that is my objective. I am going to have a whole series of talks with North Korean officials here and I look forward to my discussions", he said. On December 19, Richardson said his talks with North Korean officials made "some progress" in trying to resolve what he calls a "very tense" situation. Speaking from Pyongyang, Richardson told U.S. television network CNN that

1460-574: The 9/11 attacks . He created the Director for Native American Affairs position in the department in 1998, and in January 2000, oversaw the largest return of federal lands, 84,000 acres (340 km ), to a Native American Tribe (the Northern Ute Tribe of Utah ) in more than 100 years. Richardson also directed the overhaul of the department's consultation policy with Native American tribes and established

1533-727: The Chili Line of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad (San Luis Valley Route). Spur trails also exist, both designated trails and informal trails as above plus tributary arroyos . The Paseo del Bosque Trail is the nucleus of the proposed trail. The Mid-Region Council of Governments (MRCOG), the regional planning group for Albuquerque and its surrounds, decided to extend the trail north to Bernalillo and south to Belen, about 40 miles (64 km) in all. In 2005, New Mexico State Parks committed $ 3 million to MRCOG to develop this plan. In 2006, New Mexico State Parks determined its next priority to be

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1606-905: The Congressional Hispanic Caucus in the 98th Congress (1984–1985) and as Chair of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Native American Affairs in the 103rd Congress (1993–1994). Richardson sponsored a number of bills, including the American Indian Religious Freedom Act Amendments of 1994, the Indian Dams Safety Act, the Tribal Self-Governance Act, and the Jicarilla Apache Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act. He became

1679-544: The Democratic National Committee , DGA became an independent institution in 1983 under the leadership of then-Virginia governor Chuck Robb with the help of then-Democratic National Committee chair Charles Manatt . The purpose of the committee was to raise funds to elect Democrats to governorships and to improve the partnership between Democratic governors and the Democratic leadership of the U.S. Congress . Prior to its current formation in mid-1983, they met as

1752-490: The Democratic National Committee : Democratic governors elected to the U.S. Senate : The DGA reported raising over $ 20 million in 2011, almost doubling what it raised during the comparable 2007 election cycle. "Because of our strong efforts in 2011, we will have the resources to aid Democratic candidates in targeted states and continue to fight for our core priorities: Jobs. Opportunity. Now.," DGA Chair Martin O'Malley said. Executive Director Colm O'Comartun added, "There

1825-634: The Department of Energy was marred by the Wen Ho Lee nuclear controversy. As told by The New York Times in a special report, a scientist later named as Lee at the Los Alamos National Laboratory was reported as a suspect who might have given nuclear secrets to the People's Republic of China government. The article mentioned Richardson several times, although he denied in sworn testimony that he

1898-655: The House of Representatives in the state's 3rd congressional district , but lost narrowly to longtime Republican incumbent and future United States Secretary of the Interior Manuel Lujan . Two years later, Richardson was elected to New Mexico's newly created third district , which took in most of the northern part of the state. Richardson spent 14 years in Congress, representing the country's most diverse district and holding 2,000 town meetings. Richardson served as Chair of

1971-489: The Republican nominee, John Sanchez, 56–39%. During the campaign, he set a Guinness World Record for most handshakes in eight hours by a politician, breaking Theodore Roosevelt 's record. He succeeded a two-term Republican governor, Gary Johnson . He took office in January 2003 as the only Hispanic Governor in the United States. In his first year, Richardson proposed " tax cuts to promote growth and investment" and passed

2044-411: The 2008 presidential election, Richardson's name was frequently mentioned as a possible Cabinet appointment in the incoming Obama administration. Most of this speculation surrounded the position of Secretary of State , given Richardson's background as a diplomat. Richardson did not publicly comment on the speculation. Ultimately, Hillary Clinton was Obama's nominee for Secretary of State. Richardson

2117-551: The 2009 Human Rights Award by Death Penalty Focus . In its April 2010 report, ethics watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington named Richardson one of the 11 worst governors in the United States because of various ethics issues throughout Richardson's term as governor. The group accused Richardson of allowing political allies to benefit from firms connected to state investments, rewarding close associates with state positions or benefits (including providing

2190-471: The 2012 trial United States of America v. Carollo, Goldberg and Grimm , the former CDR employee Doug Goldberg testified that he was involved in giving Bill Richardson campaign contributions amounting to $ 100,000 in exchange for his company CDR being hired to handle a $ 400 million swap deal for the New Mexico state government. During his testimony, Doug Goldberg stated that he had been given an envelope containing

2263-548: The DGA offers membership to the mayor of the District of Columbia. Democratic governors have served in various other government positions after their tenure. The following list includes recent positions from the DGA's formalization in 1983. Democratic governors elected as President : Democratic governors appointed to the U.S. Cabinet : Democratic governors appointed to ambassadorships : Democratic governors elected as chair of

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2336-563: The Democratic Governors Conference. The DGA played a pivotal role in the election of Arkansas governor Bill Clinton to the presidency in 1992 . Under the leadership of DGA chair and Hawaii governor John Waiheʻe , the DGA helped organize Clinton's "winning the West" campaign tour through Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Washington, Oregon, Nevada and California. Republicans had handily won all of those states except Washington and Oregon

2409-439: The Democratic nominee for vice president in the 2024 presidential election . Walz stepped down as chair after accepting the nomination, and Laura Kelly will become the chair for the rest of 2024. The DGA is led by two elected Democratic governors. There are currently 23 Democratic governors. In addition to governors of U.S. states, the DGA also offers membership to Democratic governors of U.S. territories . In addition,

2482-518: The Organization of American States José Miguel Insulza named Richardson his Special Envoy for Hemispheric Affairs with the mandate to "promote dialogue on issues of importance to the region, such as immigration and free trade ". In 2003, Richardson backed and signed legislation creating a permit system for New Mexicans to carry concealed handguns . He applied for and received a concealed weapons permit , though by his own admission he seldom carries

2555-418: The Rio Grande Trail. In many locations the basic infrastructure already exists in the form of either designated trails or informal trails. Informal trails exist on ditchbanks of local acequias and irrigation districts, on abandoned rights-of-way of old railroads, and on some publicly owned land. Most notable of these are the 16-mile (26 km) Paseo del Bosque Trail , and the abandoned right-of-way of

2628-653: The Santa Fe area, NMSP awarded $ 80,000 to the Santa Fe National Forest for a developed trailhead near Santa Fe on the Caja del Rio . North of Bernalillo to NM 502 (connecting Pojoaque and Los Alamos ), the Rio Grande passes through several pueblos and White Rock Canyon. This presents several kinds of obstacles to trail development. In particular, the lake behind Cochiti Dam backs into White Rock Canyon. Features of

2701-741: The Tribal Energy Program. With the end of the Clinton administration in January 2001, Richardson took on a number of different positions. He was an adjunct professor at Harvard Kennedy School and a lecturer at the United World College of the American West (UWC-USA), and also taught at the University of New Mexico , and New Mexico State University . In 2000, Richardson was awarded a United States Institute of Peace Senior Fellowship. He spent

2774-454: The United Nations and energy secretary in the Clinton administration , a U.S. congressman , chair of the 2004 Democratic National Convention , and chair of the Democratic Governors Association . In December 2008, Richardson was nominated for the cabinet -level position of Secretary of Commerce in the first Obama administration but withdrew a month later, as he was being investigated for possible improper business dealings. Although

2847-796: The United Nations , Bill Richardson was asked by the White House in 1997 to interview Monica Lewinsky for a job on his staff. Richardson did so, and later offered her a position which she declined. The American Spectator alleged that Richardson knew more about the Clinton–Lewinsky scandal than he declared to the grand jury . In 2011, Richardson was under investigation for his role in alleged campaign finance violations. A former member of Richardson's campaign claimed that during Richardson's 2008 presidential campaign, Richardson and members of his campaign paid an unknown woman $ 250,000 to keep her from exposing an alleged affair they had in 2004. During

2920-529: The accusation. Richardson was also criticized by the United States Senate for his handling of the espionage inquiry, which involved missing computer hard drives containing sensitive data, and for not testifying in front of Congress sooner. Richardson justified his response by saying that he was waiting to uncover more information before speaking to Congress. Republican Senators called for Richardson's resignation, while both parties criticized his role in

2993-556: The board of directors of Peregrine Systems . He also served on the corporate boards of several energy companies, including Valero Energy Corporation and Diamond Offshore Drilling . He withdrew from these boards after being nominated by the Democratic Party for governor of New Mexico, but retained considerable stock holdings in Valero and Diamond Offshore. He would later sell these stocks during his campaign for president in 2007, saying he

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3066-579: The election and re-election of Democratic gubernatorial candidates. The DGA's Republican counterpart is the Republican Governors Association . The DGA is not directly affiliated with the non-partisan National Governors Association . Meghan Meehan-Draper is currently the DGA's executive director, and Governor of Kansas Laura Kelly is the current chair. Previously known as the Democratic Governors Conference within

3139-561: The highest percentage of votes in any gubernatorial election in the state's history. In December 2006, Richardson announced that he would support a ban on cockfighting in New Mexico which became law on March 12, 2007. Puerto Rico , U.S. Virgin Islands , Guam , and the Northern Mariana Islands are now the only parts of the United States where cockfighting is legal. During New Mexico's 2007 legislative session, Richardson signed

3212-580: The incident, and the scandal ended Richardson's hope of being named as Al Gore 's running mate for the 2000 presidential election . Richardson tightened security following the scandal, leading to the creation of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA, not to be confused with the NSA and the NSC ). This foreshadowed the creation of the Department of Homeland Security in reaction to

3285-427: The investigation was later dropped, it damaged Richardson's popularity and diminished his influence as his second and final term as New Mexico governor concluded. Richardson occasionally provided advice on diplomatic issues pertaining to North Korea and visited the nation on several occasions, including efforts to release American detainees. He completed a number of private humanitarian missions, one of which secured

3358-576: The legislature, he formed Richardson's Investment Partnership (GRIP) in 2003. The partnership has been used to fund large-scale public infrastructure projects throughout New Mexico, including the use of highway funds to construct a brand new commuter rail line (the Rail Runner ) that runs between Belen , Albuquerque , and Bernalillo . He supported a variety of LGBT rights in his career as governor; he added sexual orientation and gender identity to New Mexico's list of civil rights categories. However, he

3431-620: The most fiscally responsible Democratic governors in the nation. In March 2006, Richardson vetoed legislation that would ban the use of eminent domain to transfer property to private developers, as allowed by the Supreme Court 's 2005 decision in Kelo v. City of New London . He promised to work with the legislature to draft new legislation addressing the issue in the 2007 legislative session. On September 7, 2006, Richardson flew to Sudan to meet President Omar Al-Bashir and successfully negotiated

3504-403: The move. Richardson responded in a Washington Post article, feeling "compelled to defend [himself] against character assassination and baseless allegations." Richardson was a rumored vice presidential candidate for Democratic presumptive nominee Barack Obama , and was fully vetted by the Obama campaign, before Obama chose Joe Biden on August 23, 2008. Following Barack Obama's victory in

3577-543: The next year researching and writing on the negotiations with North Korea and the energy dimensions of U.S. relations. In 2011, Richardson was named a senior fellow at the Baker Institute of Rice University . Richardson joined Kissinger McLarty Associates , a "strategic advisory firm" headed by former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and former Clinton White House chief of staff Mack McLarty , as Senior Managing Director. From February 2001 to June 2002, he served on

3650-409: The pending investigation against the governor, and there was speculation in the media about Richardson's career after his second term as New Mexico governor concluded. On March 18, 2009, he signed a bill repealing the death penalty , making New Mexico the second U.S. state , after New Jersey , to repeal the death penalty by legislative means since the 1960s. Richardson was subsequently honored with

3723-525: The presence of young or underage girls. Richardson released a statement in August 2019, saying he had offered his assistance in the investigation of Epstein to the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York . Richardson's attorney, Jeff Brown of Dechert LLP, later said that he was informed by the assistant US attorney that Richardson is neither a target, subject, nor witness in the case and that there

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3796-450: The previous three elections. According to The Washington Post , it was "all but unthinkable to Republicans that the GOP could lose such stalwart pieces of the party's electoral base as Wyoming and Nevada." Clinton lost Wyoming but carried Nevada, Colorado, Montana, Washington, Oregon, and California. Tim Walz , the governor of Minnesota and chair of the DGA, was chosen by Kamala Harris to be

3869-424: The private and non-profit sectors. Former communications director Jake Siewert served as press secretary for President Bill Clinton for four months from 2000 to 2001. From 2001 to 2009, he worked for Alcoa Inc. In 2009, he became an advisor to then-Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner . Former policy director Sheryl Rose Parker was director of intergovernmental affairs for U.S. House speaker Nancy Pelosi . She

3942-410: The promise of a pardon at the time by then-territorial governor Lew Wallace , Richardson said he could not pardon Bonney posthumously because he did not want to second-guess his predecessor's decision. "It was a very close call", Richardson said. "The romanticism appealed to me to issue a pardon, but the facts and the evidence did not support it." Richardson's second term in office ended in 2011 and he

4015-418: The proposed trail corridor are listed in order from north to south. Bridges across the Rio Grande ( listed separately ) are candidate locations for trailheads. Bill Richardson William Blaine Richardson III (November 15, 1947 – September 1, 2023) was an American politician, author, and diplomat who served as the 30th governor of New Mexico from 2003 to 2011. He was also the U.S. ambassador to

4088-589: The proposed trail is the existing Paseo del Bosque Trail in Albuquerque , a product of long-standing collaboration among numerous interest groups and agencies including the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District , which also maintains ditchbank trails in Corrales and other communities in the area. In October, 2016 Las Cruces designated part of its existing recreational trail system as part of

4161-627: The release of U.S. journalist Danny Fenster from a Myanmar prison in November 2021. William Blaine Richardson III was born in Pasadena, California , on November 15, 1947. He grew up in the borough of Coyoacán in Mexico City . His father, William Blaine Richardson Jr. (1891–1972), who was of Anglo-American and Mexican descent, was an American bank executive from Boston who worked in Mexico for what

4234-697: The release of imprisoned journalist Paul Salopek . The Sudanese had charged Salopek with espionage on August 26, 2006, while on a National Geographic assignment. In January 2007, at the request of the Save Darfur Coalition , he brokered a 60-day cease-fire between al-Bashir and leaders of several rebel factions in the western Sudanese region of Darfur . The cease-fire never became effective, however, with allegations of breaches on all sides. Richardson won his second term as Governor of New Mexico on November 7, 2006, 68–32% against former New Mexico Republican Party Chairman John Dendahl . Richardson received

4307-454: The segment from Belen south to Las Cruces. This was determined in part due to the potential for synergy with established state parks and ongoing trail development projects. For planning purposes, the 300-mile (480 km) trail corridor from Bernalillo south to Las Cruces was divided into six sections: MRCOG Bosque, Sevilleta Corridor, BLM Socorro Bosque, Camino Real Corridor, Elephant Butte Corridor, and Southern State Parks Corridor. A map of

4380-484: The trail corridor segments and trail progress has been made available by the New Mexico State Parks Division. In 2007, under the federal Recreational Trails Program, New Mexico State Parks awarded $ 474,698 to Elephant Butte Lake State Park for a 10.5 mi section designated as West Lakeshore Trail. Meanwhile, as community trail development activities grew north of Bernalillo, especially in and north of

4453-816: The transfer of power between Mobutu Sese Seko and Laurent-Désiré Kabila at the conclusion of the First Congo War . In 1998 he flew to Afghanistan to meet with the Taliban and Abdul Rachid Dostum , an Uzbek warlord. The ceasefire he believed he had negotiated with the help of Bruce Riedel of the National Security Council failed to hold; neither was he successful in convincing the Taliban to hand over Osama bin Laden . The Senate confirmed Richardson to be Clinton's Secretary of Energy on July 31, 1998. His tenure at

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4526-508: Was sexually trafficked by Epstein and Maxwell to several high-profile individuals, including Richardson, while she was underage in the early 2000s. Court documents from 2015 that were unsealed in 2019 alleged Richardson's possible involvement with the Jeffrey Epstein child trafficking ring, which allegations he denied. A spokesperson for Richardson also denied the claims, stating that he did not know Giuffre and had never seen Epstein in

4599-621: Was term-limited from further terms as governor. Richardson was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the 2008 presidential election but dropped out on January 10, 2008, after lackluster showings in the first primary and caucus contests. Despite his long history and friendship with the Clinton family, Richardson endorsed Barack Obama for the Democratic nomination on March 21, 2008, over Hillary Clinton . Commentator and Clinton ally James Carville compared Richardson to Judas Iscariot for

4672-476: Was "getting questions" about the propriety of these holdings, especially given his past as energy secretary, and that it had become a distraction. Richardson was on the board of directors of the National Institute for Civil Discourse (NICD), which was created after the 2011 Tucson shooting of Congresswoman Gabby Giffords . Richardson was elected governor of New Mexico in November 2002, having defeated

4745-727: Was a descendant of William Brewster , a passenger on the Mayflower . After college, Richardson worked for Republican Congressman F. Bradford Morse from Massachusetts from 1971 to 1973. In 1974, he left to work on congressional relations for the Kissinger State Department during the Nixon administration . Between 1976 and 1978 he was a staff member for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee . In 1978, Richardson moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico . In 1980 he ran for

4818-598: Was also considered for the position of Commerce Secretary . On December 3, 2008, Obama tapped Richardson for the post. On January 4, 2009, Richardson withdrew his name as Commerce Secretary nominee because of the federal grand jury investigation into pay-to-play allegations. The New York Times had reported in late December that the grand jury investigation issue would be raised at Richardson's confirmation hearings. Later, in August 2009, Justice Department officials decided not to seek indictments. According to his autobiography, while serving as United States Ambassador to

4891-485: Was an Institute of Politics Fellow at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government. She is currently senior public policy advisor for Patton Boggs LLP . Former executive director Nathan Daschle is the founder and CEO of Ruckus, Inc., an online political engagement platform. He is the son of former U.S. senator Tom Daschle . In October 2010, Daschle was recognized as one of Time magazine's "40 under 40" rising stars in politics. Former executive director Mark Gearan

4964-400: Was director of communications during the Clinton administration and served as director of the Peace Corps . He served as president of Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, New York from 1999 to 2017. Founding executive director Chuck Dolan is a senior vice president at kglobal and was appointed by President Clinton as vice-chair of the Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy. He is

5037-472: Was drafted.... And it stayed with me all these years. Richardson's original biographies stated he had been drafted by the Kansas City Athletics and the Chicago Cubs to play professional baseball, but a 2005 Albuquerque Journal investigation discovered he never was on any official draft. Richardson acknowledged the error, which he maintained was unintentional, saying he had been scouted by several teams and told that he "would or could" be drafted, but he

5110-427: Was hired by Richardson to perform the actual work required and that Stewart Wolmark had given Richardson a further $ 75,000 in contributions. In 2019 it was revealed that Richardson was among those named in court documents from a civil suit between Virginia Giuffre and Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell . The documents were unsealed on August 9, 2019, a day before Epstein's death. Giuffre alleges that she

5183-561: Was mistaken in saying that he actually had been drafted. Richardson earned a Bachelor's degree at Tufts University in 1970, majoring in French and political science , and was a member and president of Delta Tau Delta fraternity. He earned a master's degree in international affairs from the Tufts University Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy in 1971. He had met his future wife Barbara (née Flavin) when they were in high school in Concord, Massachusetts , and they married in 1972 following her graduation from Wheaton College . Richardson

5256-515: Was opposed to same-sex marriage , and he faced criticism for his use of the anti-gay slur maricón on Don Imus 's morning radio show in March 2006. During the summer of 2003, he met with a delegation from North Korea at its request to discuss concerns over that country's nuclear weapons . At the request of the White House, he also flew to North Korea in 2005 and met with another North Korean delegation in 2006. On December 7, 2006, Secretary General of

5329-446: Was the source or that he made improper disclosures. After being fired and spending nine months in solitary confinement as an alleged security risk, Lee was later cleared of espionage charges and released with an apology from the judge. Eventually, Lee won a $ 1.6 million settlement against the federal government and several news outlets, including the Times and The Washington Post , for

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