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May 14, 2005
New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson to Deliver Class Day Address to Fletcher’s Graduates May 21
Medford, MA – Bill Richardson, the high-profile Governor of New Mexico will deliver this year’s Class Day address to this year’s graduates at The Fletcher School at Tufts University this Saturday, May 21, beginning at 11:30 a.m.
Richardson, who received his undergraduate degree from Tufts University and Master’s at The Fletcher School, has spent nearly his entire career as a public servant. A Democrat from New Mexico, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1983 and served until January 1997.
As a congressman he was chief deputy Democratic whip and sat on the Commerce, Intelligence, and the Resource committees. In Feb. 1997 he became the U.S. ambassador to the UN, the first Hispanic to hold the position. Known for his effectiveness as a diplomat, Richardson traveled to such hot spots as North Korea, Iraq, Cuba, and Sudan, where he successfully negotiated the release of American hostages.
Richardson also mediated discussions between Zaire's former president Mobutu and rebel leader Laurent Kabila, which resulted in the fairly peaceful transfer of power in the country that is now known as the Democratic Republic of Congo. He has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize three times.
On Sunday, May 22, Tufts will hold graduation exercises featuring Kostas Karamanlis, the prime minister of Greece, as the commencement speaker.
WHEN: Saturday, May 21, beginning at 11:30 a.m.
WHERE: The Fletcher School, Tufts University, 160 Packard Ave., Medford, MA 02155
Posted by jessica at May 14, 2005 12:58 PM
