Governor Bill Richardson and Team Conclude Private Humanitarian Mission to Myanmar

Thursday, November 4, 2021

Governor Bill Richardson and a team from the Richardson Center for Global Engagement have just completed a private humanitarian mission to Myanmar.  “I have been a friend to the people of Myanmar for nearly 30 years,” said Governor Richardson, “and I came here at the invitation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs Wunna Maung LwinRead the full article »

Ex-US Ambassador to UN Bill Richardson Ends Myanmar Visit

Former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Bill Richardson has left Myanmar after finishing a private humanitarian mission in which he sought to boost the Southeast Asian country’s efforts to fight the coronavirus pandemic and facilitate the delivery of aid. By Associated Press Nov. 4, 2021, at 8:36 p.m. By GRANT PECK, Associated Press BANGKOK (AP)Read the full article »

RCGE’s Mickey Bergman discusses the Center’s Role at Foley Foundation’s: Bringing Americans Home 2021 Panel

Thursday, June 10, 2021

On June 9th 2021, the Richardson Center’s Vice President, Mickey Bergman, joined the Foley Foundation and New America’s panel on Bringing Americans Home 2021: A Non-Governmental Assessment of U.S. Hostage and Detainee Policy; along with former National Security Advisor, Robert O’Brien; former Secretary of Defense, Chris Miller; Special Presidential Envoy on Hostage Affairs, Roger Carstens;Read the full article »

Statement on the Release of Michael White from Iran

Thursday, June 4, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 4, 2020 Governor Bill Richardson and the Richardson Center are excited and relieved that Michael White has been released by Iran and is returning home to the United States. Governor Richardson has been working for over a year on behalf of Michael’s mother, Joanne, to secure her son’s release. Governor RichardsonRead the full article »

Das Erste Documentary on the Release of Otto Warmbier

Monday, March 9, 2020

A new documentary movie by Das Erste and Director Klaus Scherer on the release of Otto Warmbier, featuring Governor Bill Richardson and the Richardson Center’s Mickey Bergman. Our team and Amb. Cameron Hume are working to free Americans Michael White & Bob Levinson in Iran, Paul Whelan in Russia & Tomeu Vadell + other CitgoRead 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 »

Washington Post: Former U.N. ambassador Bill Richardson nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for work on North Korea

Wednesday, February 6, 2019

By Anne Gearan January 30 Former New Mexico governor Bill Richardson was nominated last month by members of Congress. His nomination, which has not been previously reported, is for decades of work on behalf of hostages and prisoners held in several nations. The Norwegian Nobel Committee was asked to consider case histories including the late OttoRead the full article »

GQ Magazine: The Untold Story of Otto Warmbier, American Hostage

Monday, July 23, 2018

BY: DOUG BOCK CLARK , GQ Magazine Online (originally published in the August 2018 issue) July 23, 2018 President Trump hailed him as a catalyst of the summit with Kim Jong-Un. But what happened to Warmbier—the American college student who was sent home brain-damaged from North Korea—is even more shocking than anyone knew. 1. Homecoming On a humid morningRead the full article »