Former New Mexico Gov. and U.S. United Nations Ambassador Bill Richardson passed away Saturday at the age of 75, according to multiple reports.
Richardson had recently been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize for his involvement in bringing Women’s National Basketball League player, Brittney Griner, back to the U.S. after she was detained in Russia, according to The Hill. Mickey Bergman, vice president of the Richardson Center, said in a statement Saturday that Richardson had “passed away peacefully,” according to CBS News. (RELATED: Nobel Peace Prize Winner Ales Bialiatski Heads To Maximum Security Prison For 10 Years)
“Governor Richardson passed away peacefully in his sleep last night. He lived his entire life in the service of others — including both his time in government and his subsequent career helping to free people held hostage or wrongfully detained abroad,”…
