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Statement on the Release of Taylor Dudley from Russia
Saturday, January 14, 2023
Governor Bill Richardson and the Richardson Center are thrilled to announce that Navy veteran, Taylor Dudley, has been released from Russia today, January 12, 2023, at the Russia-Poland Bagrationovsk-Bezledy border crossing, and is currently with the Richardson Center team, on his way home, together with his mother Shelley. Taylor has been held in Kaliningrad, Russia, since April of last year.Read the full article »

Statement on the Release of American Prisoners from Venezuela
Saturday, October 1, 2022
Governor Bill Richardson and the Richardson Center are relieved that American prisoners, Tomeu Vedell, Alirio and Jose Luis Zambrano, Jorge Toledo, Jose Pereira, Matthew Heath and Osman Khan have been released from prison in Venezuela and are on their way home to be reunited with their families. Over the last three years we have beenRead the full article »

Why Trump Should Engage North Korea on Coronavirus – Gov Richardson in the National Interest
Tuesday, March 31, 2020
With a pandemic that knows no borders, we have an opportunity to positively engage the North Koreans in a way that could both mitigate the spread of COVID-19. There has been woefully little progress between the United States and North Korea in the little over a year since President Donald Trump abruptly ended his third summitRead the full article »

Statement upon the release of Xiyue Wang
Saturday, December 7, 2019
Governor Bill Richardson and the Richardson Center are excited for the release and return of Princeton student Xiyue Wang from Iran. Governor Richardson has been working for more than 20 months on behalf of his wife Hua Qu to secure Wang’s release. The Richardson Center also worked closely with former Congressman Jim Slattery. In theRead the full article »

Gov. Bill Richardson Welcomes Release of American Student Otto Warmbier from North Korea
Tuesday, June 13, 2017
6/13/2017 New York, NY –– Former Congressman, UN Ambassador, U.S. Energy Secretary, and Governor of New Mexico Bill Richardson today issued the following statement following news that Otto Warmbier, a 22 year-old American imprisoned since January 2, 2016, was released from North Korea in a comatose state: “The Richardson Center for Global Engagement welcomes the release of AmericanRead 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 »

2016 Third Quarter Newsletter
Saturday, September 3, 2016
Recapping the recent efforts led by the Richardson Center for Global Engagement. To view the newsletter click here.

An Evening with Bill Richardson @ University of Texas
Monday, February 15, 2016
Governor Richardson speaks to an audience at the University of Texas on methods for negotiating with rouge nations and leaders. He delves into colorful stories from his experience, and recommendations from his book, How to Sweet-Talk a Shark.

Wild Life Matters No.2 : AFRICA: From Poachers to Protectors African Parks Converts Adversaries into Advocates
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
AFRICA: From Poachers to Protectors African Parks Converts Adversaries into Advocates The Republic of Congo (known as Congo-Brazzaville or Congo) shares with a score of African nations the growing scourge of elephant poaching. What is unique about the solution in Congo is the belief that, with prodding, poachers can reverse the course of their predatory lives andRead the full article »

Wild Life Matters No.1 : Drones, Mathematicians Join Forces Fight Against Poachers Intensifies
Saturday, March 14, 2015
Drones, Mathematicians Join Forces Fight Against Poachers Intensifies Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), commonly called drones, are fast becoming the preferred technology in the fight against poaching, especially in African wildlife sanctuaries. Compared with heavy media coverage of UAV military deployments, little attention has been paid to reasons why this unmanned aerial technology is so wellRead the full article »