How Bill Richardson, political insider, found his most important role outside politics

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : President Clinton helped etch that role into the historical record when he named Richardson Ambassador to the United Nations.
54% : It was late winter in Santa Fe, and former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson had spent a long morning on conference calls in his office - part of high-stakes efforts to help free Americans unjustly detained in Russia, Iran and China.
42% :That often weighed on him, Richardson made clear in conversations earlier this year: knowing prisoners were languishing in places like Iran or Russia, and he wasn't able to get them out.

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