News & Media
News & Media
Gov. Richardson OpEd: Death Penalty — A Fatal, Inhuman Practice that Discriminates Against the Poor
Tuesday, October 10, 2017
We celebrate today the 15th World Day against the Death Penalty. As of today, 105 countries have abolished the death penalty for all crimes. In the past 25 years, 60 countries have abolished the death penalty for all crimes and the number of states that carry out executions has fallen by nearly half. But itRead the full article »
Governor Richardson OpEd: Restoring U.S. Forests Can Help Solve Our Water Infrastructure Crisis
Tuesday, July 25, 2017
Novel solutions have emerged that could unlock forest restoration investment. An OpEd by Governor Richardson, Published in the Huffington Post, 7/20/2017 While Washington waits for the details of the Trump administration’s promised trillion-dollar plan to fix American infrastructure, there’s a critical need to focus on the infrastructure that carries our water. One step weRead the full article »
Statement From Gov. Bill Richardson on the News of Otto Warmbier’s Passing
Monday, June 19, 2017
New York, NY — Former Congressman, U.N. Ambassador, Energy Secretary, and Governor of New Mexico Bill Richardson issued the following statement after the news that Otto Warmbier, the 22-year-old American released from a North Korean prison last week, passed away this afternoon. “All of us at The Richardson Center for Global Engagement send our thoughts andRead the full article »
Press Page: Otto Warmbier Release and Health Condition
Thursday, June 15, 2017
6/12/2017 Having worked for a year and a half on the release of Otto Warmbier from North Korean prison, Governor Richardson answers questions from the worldwide community upon his return. Gov. Richardson namely laments the fact that Otto has been in a coma, and disputes the North Korean story for how his health declined. He discussesRead the full article »
Gov. Richardson Op-Ed: I Carried Out the Death Penalty as a Governor. I Hope Others Put it to Rest
Tuesday, June 13, 2017
Washington Post Op-ed: Bill Richardson, June 13 at 6:00 AM Capital punishment is unfair, ineffective and hurts the states that continue the practice. I’ve always viewed it a sign of wisdom to demonstrate the ability to change your mind — that goes double if you’re an elected official. As New Mexico’s governor in 2009, I changedRead the full article »
Richardson Op-Ed: This Act Will Hold Corrupt Regimes Accountable for Their Crimes
Monday, June 5, 2017
In 2008, attorney Sergei Magnitsky blew the whistle on a massive corruption scheme in his native Russia. He soon found himself detained on retaliatory tax fraud charges. Dispatched to a Soviet-era prison where he was beaten and otherwise abused, eventually he died from lack of medical attention. Two years later, congressional outrage at the whistleblower’sRead the full article »
2016 Fourth Quarter Newsletter
Tuesday, December 20, 2016
Recapping the recent efforts led by the Richardson Center for Global Engagement. To view the newsletter click here »
Power Grab in Gambia: A U.S. News Op-Ed By Governor Richardson
Thursday, December 15, 2016
Governor Richardson comments on the precarious future of Gambia post-election, and calls on the support of the United States and international allies for the Gambian people in an effort to bring about true and lasting progress. His op-ed can be found here: http://www.usnews.com/opinion/world-report/articles/2016-12-15/gambias-president-is-trying-a-power-grab-after-losing
Richardson Center Contributes Financial Enforcement Expertise to Freeland Foundation’s Anti-Poaching Training Course
Wednesday, December 14, 2016
The Freeland Foundation is a world renowned NGO that builds model training programs to combat wildlife exploitation. With State Department funding from the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement, Freeland assembled a 3-week training anti-poaching pilot course under its flagship program known as DETECT (Detection of Environmental Crime). The pilot course covered all theRead the full article »
Richardson Center Statement on Gambian Elections
Friday, December 2, 2016
RICHARDSON CENTER CONGRATULATES GAMBIA ON HISTORIC ELECTIONS, CALLS FOR RELEASE OF POLITICAL PRISONERS, INCLUDING AMERICAN FANTA JAWARA The Richardson Center for Global Engagement congratulates the Gambian people and President-elect Adama Barrow on yesterday’s successful election. This is an historic election for the Gambian people and a significant milestone for Gambian democracy. We call on President Yahya Jammeh to respect theRead the full article »