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'''William Blaine "Bill" Richardson''' (born November 15, 1947) is the current Governor of the State of New Mexico. He previously has served as a Congressman, [[United States Ambassadors to the United Nations|United States Ambassador to the United Nations]], and [[United States Secretary of Energy|U.S. Secretary of Energy]].
'''William Blaine "Bill" Richardson''' (born November 15, 1947) is the current Governor of the State of New Mexico. He previously has served as a Congressman, [[United States Ambassadors to the United Nations|United States Ambassador to the United Nations]], and [[United States Secretary of Energy|U.S. Secretary of Energy]].
=="Bad guys like me"==
==Shaking hands with Saddam==
In 1995 Richardson accompanied by [[Peter Bourne]] traveled to Baghdad for a meeting with [[Saddam Hussein]] to negotiate the release of two Americans at the request of the Clinton White House. Richardson and Bourne subsequently collaborated on a number of such efforts in [[Iran]], the [[United Arab Emirates]], [[Kenya]], and [[North Korea]].<ref>*[http://www.hermanos.org/Backfire.htm ''Annals of Diplomacy Backfire''], Carl Nagin, The New Yorker, 1998.</ref>
In 1995 Richardson accompanied by [[Peter Bourne]] traveled to Baghdad for a meeting with [[Saddam Hussein]] to negotiate the release of two Americans at the request of the Clinton White House. Richardson and Bourne subsequently collaborated on a number of such efforts in [[Iran]], the [[United Arab Emirates]], [[Kenya]], and [[North Korea]].<ref>*[http://www.hermanos.org/Backfire.htm ''Annals of Diplomacy Backfire''], Carl Nagin, The New Yorker, 1998.</ref>