Bill Richardson Becomes Commerce Secretary

Yet another decision has been made by current President-elect Barack Obama. An Associated Press contributor by the name of Beth Fouhy is reporting that the incumbent New Mexico Governor, Bill Richardson, will be the next commerce secretary. Governor Richardson was elected governor of New Mexico in 2002, and he has served as a United Nations ambassador for former United States President Bill Clinton. Along with serving as an ambassador for the Clinton administration, Governor Richardson also became the energy secretary and worked in the House for 14 years.

One of the more prominent things that Governor Richardson is known for was his diplomatic conversations with former Iraq leader Saddam Hussein. At one point, Governor Richardson was thought to run for the Democratic presidential candidate position. Nevertheless, Governor Richardson withdrew is candidacy as a result of not receiving a sufficient number of supporters. Consequently, Governor Richardson was in favor of supporting President-elect Obama and his campaign.