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Bill Richardson, the former New Mexico governor and U.N. ambassador who later gained international renown for his globe-trotting missions to end conflicts and free hostages, died on Friday at his family’s Cape Cod summer home. He was 75.
Mr. Richardson, a one-time presidential contender and one of the most prominent Latino politicians of his generation, died at the family property in Chatham, Mass., according to a statement released Saturday by the Richardson Center for Global Engagement, an organization he founded in 2011 to promote diplomacy and peacekeeping efforts.
The two-term New Mexico governor died “peacefully in his sleep,” with his wife of 51 years, Barbara, present with him at the time, said Mickey Bergman, the center’s vice president. The cause of death was not immediately disclosed.