World News | Bill Richardson, a Former Governor and UN Ambassador Who Worked to Free Detained Americans, Dies
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Bill Richardson, a two-term Democratic governor of New Mexico who later was the US ambassador to the United Nations and dedicated his post-political career to working to free Americans detained overseas, has died.
Washington, Sep 2 (AP) Bill Richardson, a two-term Democratic governor of New Mexico who later was the US ambassador to the United Nations and dedicated his post-political career to working to free Americans detained overseas, has died.
He was 75.
The Richardson Centre for Global Engagement, which he founded, said in a statement Saturday that he died in his sleep at his home in Chatham, Massachusetts. (AP)
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