Bill Richardson

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American politician Democratic Party politician United States Cabinet member United States representative ambassador diplomat governor human

Bill Richardson was an American politician and diplomat who served as governor of New Mexico, U.S. congressman, and a prominent international negotiator and envoy.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Bill Richardson canonical	14
Bill Richardson 2008 presidential campaign	1
William Blaine Richardson III	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T510289 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Bill Richardson
Context triple: [United States Ambassador to the United Nations (Cabinet-level), officeHeldBy, Bill Richardson]

A. Lance Briggs
Lance Briggs is a former NFL linebacker best known for his long, Pro Bowl–caliber career with the Chicago Bears.
B. Lou Leon Guerrero
Lou Leon Guerrero is an American politician and former nurse who became the first female governor of Guam.
C. Michele Tafoya
Michele Tafoya is an American sportscaster best known for her long tenure as a sideline reporter on major NFL broadcasts, including Sunday Night Football.
D. Bob Kerrey
Bob Kerrey is a former U.S. senator from Nebraska and Vietnam War Medal of Honor recipient who later served on the 9/11 Commission.
E. John Edwards
John Edwards is an American lawyer and former U.S. senator from North Carolina who was the Democratic vice-presidential nominee in the 2004 election.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Bill Richardson
Target entity description: Bill Richardson was an American politician and diplomat who served as governor of New Mexico, U.S. congressman, and a prominent international negotiator and envoy.

A. Lance Briggs
Lance Briggs is a former NFL linebacker best known for his long, Pro Bowl–caliber career with the Chicago Bears.
B. Lou Leon Guerrero
Lou Leon Guerrero is an American politician and former nurse who became the first female governor of Guam.
C. Michele Tafoya
Michele Tafoya is an American sportscaster best known for her long tenure as a sideline reporter on major NFL broadcasts, including Sunday Night Football.
D. Bob Kerrey
Bob Kerrey is a former U.S. senator from Nebraska and Vietnam War Medal of Honor recipient who later served on the 9/11 Commission.
E. John Edwards
John Edwards is an American lawyer and former U.S. senator from North Carolina who was the Democratic vice-presidential nominee in the 2004 election.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American politician ⓘ Democratic Party politician ⓘ United States Cabinet member ⓘ United States representative ⓘ ambassador ⓘ diplomat ⓘ governor ⓘ human ⓘ
awardReceived	Nobel Peace Prize nomination ⓘ
birthName	William Blaine Richardson III ⓘ linked to: Bill Richardson
boardMemberOf	World Resources Institute ⓘ
candidateInElection	2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries ⓘ linked to: Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2008
causeOfDeath	natural causes ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1947-11-15 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	2023-09-01 ⓘ
degreeEarned	Bachelor of Arts ⓘ Master of Arts ⓘ
educatedAt	Tufts University ⓘ linked to: Tufts College Tufts University Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy ⓘ
ethnicOrigin	Mexican American ⓘ
founded	Richardson Center for Global Engagement ⓘ
governorOf	New Mexico ⓘ
knownFor	diplomatic missions to Iraq ⓘ diplomatic missions to North Korea ⓘ diplomatic missions to Sudan ⓘ hostage negotiation ⓘ international diplomacy ⓘ
memberOfPoliticalParty	Democratic Party (United States) ⓘ linked to: Democratic Party
name	Bill Richardson ⓘ
occupation	diplomat ⓘ politician ⓘ university lecturer ⓘ
officeEndTime	Governor of New Mexico: 2011-01-01 ⓘ U.S. Representative from New Mexico's 3rd district: 1997-02-13 ⓘ United States Ambassador to the United Nations: 1998-08-18 ⓘ United States Secretary of Energy: 2001-01-20 ⓘ
officeStartTime	Governor of New Mexico: 2003-01-01 ⓘ U.S. Representative from New Mexico's 3rd district: 1983-01-03 ⓘ United States Ambassador to the United Nations: 1997-02-13 ⓘ United States Secretary of Energy: 1998-08-18 ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Pasadena, California, United States ⓘ linked to: Pasadena
placeOfDeath	Chatham, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ linked to: Chatham, Massachusetts
positionHeld	Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus ⓘ Chair of the Democratic Governors Association ⓘ Chair of the Western Governors' Association ⓘ Governor of New Mexico ⓘ United States Ambassador to the United Nations ⓘ linked to: United States Ambassador to the United Nations (Cabinet-level) United States Secretary of Energy ⓘ United States representative from New Mexico ⓘ
ranForOffice	President of the United States ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
representedDistrict	New Mexico's 3rd congressional district ⓘ
servedInAdministrationOf	President Bill Clinton ⓘ linked to: Bill Clinton
spouse	Barbara Richardson ⓘ

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Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States Ambassador to the United Nations (Cabinet-level) → officeHeldBy → Bill Richardson ⓘ

Madeleine Albright → succeededBy_UNAmbassador → Bill Richardson ⓘ

Bill Richardson → name → Bill Richardson ⓘ

Bill Richardson → birthName → William Blaine Richardson III ⓘ

linked to: Bill Richardson

Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2008 → defeatedCandidate → Bill Richardson ⓘ

Iowa Democratic caucuses, 2008 → majorCandidate → Bill Richardson ⓘ

New Hampshire Democratic primary, 2008 → majorCandidate → Bill Richardson ⓘ

Izzy Richardson → hasFather → Bill Richardson ⓘ

Moody Richardson → childOf → Bill Richardson ⓘ

Lexie Richardson → hasParent → Bill Richardson ⓘ

Trip Richardson → childOf → Bill Richardson ⓘ

Elena Richardson → hasSpouse → Bill Richardson ⓘ

Barbara Richardson → spouse → Bill Richardson ⓘ

Barbara Richardson → partnerInPoliticalLifeOf → Bill Richardson ⓘ

Barbara Richardson → relative → Bill Richardson ⓘ

Hillary Clinton 2008 presidential campaign → opponent → Bill Richardson 2008 presidential campaign ⓘ