--- title: Gov. Bill Richardson | TIME description: Bill Richardson is a former Congressman, Governor, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, and Secretary of Energy. canonical: https://time.com/author/gov-bill-richardson/ og:title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates og:description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. og:url: https://time.com/author/gov-bill-richardson/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 300 og:image:height: 300 og:image:alt: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. og:type: profile twitter:card: summary twitter:title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates twitter:description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Bill Richardson ## Bill Richardson _Bill Richardson is a former Congressman, Governor, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, and Secretary of Energy._ ## Bill Richardson *  Feb 3, 2021 ### [Myanmar's Coup Gives Biden an Opportunity to Restore U.S. Moral Leadership](https://time.com/5935394/myanmar-coup-biden-foreign-policy/) Genocide and democracy are not compatible [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  May 3, 2016 ### [What Saudi Arabia's Bet on Solar Power Means](https://time.com/4314182/saudi-arabia-solar-power/) It's a sign the oil-rich nation is serious about change [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jan 8, 2016 ### [North Korea Was Sending Us a Message We Can't Afford to Miss](https://time.com/4173402/bill-richardson-north-korea-hydrogen-bomb/) The reported H-bomb test is a reminder of the need to engage Kim Yong Un [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Aug 24, 2015 ### [How Do You Solve a Problem Like North Korea? U.S. Leadership](https://time.com/4007881/bill-richardson-north-korea/) Only the U.S. has the ability to coordinate a multi-faceted approach [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jul 22, 2015 ### [Bill Richardson: 5 Steps for Engaging With North Korea](https://time.com/3968478/bill-richardson-5-steps-for-engaging-with-north-korea/) North Korea isn't Iran [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  May 8, 2015 ### [Obama Administration Policy on North Korea Is Not Working](https://time.com/3852528/bill-richardson-north-korea-policy/) "We have to do more to engage North Korea" [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  May 22, 2014 ### [American Competitiveness Can't Wait for Immigration Reform](https://time.com/108176/american-competitiveness-cant-wait-for-immigration-reform/) Skilled international workers, tired of waiting, often leave the U.S. and put their knowledge and sk... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Mar 18, 2014 ### [Bill Richardson: Our Best Response to Russia Is Energy Security](https://time.com/28232/bill-richardson-our-best-response-to-russia-is-energy-security/) Washington must leverage our energy bounty to advance our foreign policy goals. [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) Meta: null ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://time.com/","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/author/gov-bill-richardson/","name":"Bill Richardson"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Person","@id":"https://time.com/author/gov-bill-richardson/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/author/gov-bill-richardson/"},"name":"Bill Richardson","jobTitle":null,"description":"Bill Richardson is a former Congressman, Governor, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, and Secretary of Energy.","url":"https://time.com/author/gov-bill-richardson/","worksFor":{"@type":"Organization","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/"}}] ```