Bill Richardson
Bill Richardson
William Blaine "Bill" Richardson IIIis an American politician who was 30th Governor of New Mexico, from 2003 to 2011. He was U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and Energy Secretary in the Clinton administration and has also served as a U.S. Congressman, chairman of the 2004 Democratic National Convention, and chairman of the Democratic Governors Association. In December 2008, he was nominated for the cabinet-level position of Secretary of Commerce in the first Obama administration but withdrew a month later...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth15 November 1947
CityPasadena, CA
CountryUnited States of America
We recognize that there are potential home heating oil shortages, ... We're concerned about natural gas too, both the prices and access and other issues.
They have allowed U.S. inspectors back in. That is a minimal compliance, ... They should comply by giving those inspectors full access to all sites and officials and records.
So what we have is the military option pretty active right now. It's very easy for this crisis to end, and that is for (Iraqi President) Saddam Hussein to simply to allow free access to all sites by the U.N. inspectors and let the U.N. inspection team do its job, not politicize it and to stop threatening its neighbors. That's the solution.
We applaud Southern Company for being a leader with corporate fleets giving their employees access to a cleaner means of transportation and for continuing the partnership in the federal fleet program,
The Iraqis have imposed unacceptable conditions on the work of the inspectors. They have to have full unfettered access to all sites at all times without interference.
We will use the Strategic Petroleum Reserve if there is a severe energy-supply disruption threatening our nation's security.
What is very important is that the level of increase be a sizable amount and, secondly, that it be done in a timely fashion. That's our objective for that meeting.
We do not know everything, but we know more about the case this morning,
We see a continuity in the energy policies of this new Venezuelan government, ... I was particularly pleased that the opening for energy investment would continue, and existing contracts would be respected.
The Security Council is going to have to respond in a strong, unmistakable way,
The steps that I have taken involve controlling e-mails out of the labs, trying to make sure that no classified information leaves the labs at the foreign countries,
The strategic petroleum reserve is used for national supply emergencies for a really rainy day. This is a price problem. We don't want to manipulate energy markets.
The stability of Asia, the future of Japan and the security of America will be determined by our ability to convince the North Koreans once and for all to dismantle their nuclear program, ... That is the goal of the six-party talks which I support and that is the message I will be carrying.
The United States is supportive of his trip, ... We wish him well, but we deserve the right to disagree if the conclusion of the trip is not consistent with Security Council resolutions and our own national interests.