Eric Shinseki
retired United States Army four-star general, seventh United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Ken Salazar
United States Ambassador to Mexico since 2021
Kenneth Lee Salazaris an American lawyer, politician, and diplomat who is the United States ambassador to Mexico. He previously served as the 50th United States Secretary of the Interior in the administration of President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013.
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About the Ken Salazar
Kenneth Lee Salazaris an American lawyer, politician, and diplomat who is the United States ambassador to Mexico. He previously served as the 50th United States Secretary of the Interior in the administration of President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously was a United States Senator from Colorado from 2005 to 2009. He and Mel Martinezwere the first Hispanic U.S. senators since 1977; they were joined by Bob Menendezin 2006. Prior to his election to the U.S. Senate, he served as Attorney General of Colorado from 1999 to 2005.
On December 17, 2008, President-elect Obama announced he would nominate Salazar as U.S. secretary of the interior. The environmentalist movement’s reaction to this nomination was mixed. Previously, Salazar supported the nomination of Gale Norton to Secretary of the Interior, President George W. Bush’s first appointee who preceded Salazar as Colorado Attorney General. On January 20, 2009, Salazar was confirmed by unanimous consent in the Senate.
On January 16, 2013, it was reported that Salazar planned to resign his post as Secretary of the Interior in March 2013, but his resignation was delayed pending Senate confirmation of his successor, Sally Jewell. On June 10, 2013, he became a partner in the major international law firm of WilmerHale, and was tasked with opening a Denver office for the firm. On August 16, 2016, Salazar was appointed to head presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s transition team.
In May 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Salazar as the United States ambassador to Mexico. His nomination was confirmed by a voice vote in the United States Senate on August 11, 2021.
10 Quotes by Ken Salazar
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In the West, you take people at their word.
Ken SalazarUnited States Ambassador to Mexico since 2021
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is one of my personal heroes.
Ken SalazarUnited States Ambassador to Mexico since 2021
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Nothing in life and nothing that we do is risk-free.
Ken SalazarUnited States Ambassador to Mexico since 2021
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I want all the interested parties to come together and develop a solution that provides additional water and helps the lower Arkansas River communities thrive again.
Ken SalazarUnited States Ambassador to Mexico since 2021
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Too often in Washington special interests urge us to fight one another just because we belong to different parties. It is time for this to stop and for Washington to focus on what needs to be done.
Ken SalazarUnited States Ambassador to Mexico since 2021
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While it is important to maintain a balanced approach to solving our nation’s energy problems, we must commit ourselves to recognize some areas as ‘off limits,’ and the Artic National Wildlife Reserve is a national symbol of that commitment.
Ken SalazarUnited States Ambassador to Mexico since 2021
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Americans pay up to 1000 percent more to fill their prescriptions than consumers in other countries – that is an alarming statistic.
Ken SalazarUnited States Ambassador to Mexico since 2021
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Meth is a major problem not only in our urban areas, but in most of the rural areas of Colorado. No region has been immune from this scourge and it is getting larger.
Ken SalazarUnited States Ambassador to Mexico since 2021
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Each and every Notary Public plays a crucial role in combating identity theft. They serve as our front line of defense and the public is safer because of the job they do.
Ken SalazarUnited States Ambassador to Mexico since 2021
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Liability does apply with respect to the amount of the oil spill.
Ken SalazarUnited States Ambassador to Mexico since 2021