Tom Udall: American politician and diplomat (born 1948)
Thomas Stewart Tom Udall (born May 18, 1948) is an American politician.
Udall is the United States Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa since 2021. He was the United States Senator from New Mexico from 2009 to 2021 and a member of the Democratic Party. First elected to the Senate in 2008, he represented New Mexico's 3rd congressional district as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1999 to 2009. He was the Attorney General of New Mexico from 1991 to 1999.
Tom Udall | |
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| 20th United States Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa | |
| Assumed office December 2, 2021 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Scott Brown |
| United States Senator from New Mexico | |
| In office January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Pete Domenici |
| Succeeded by | Ben Ray Luján |
| Vice Chair of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee | |
| In office January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Jon Tester |
| Succeeded by | Lisa Murkowski |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Mexico's 3rd district | |
| In office January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | William T. Redmond |
| Succeeded by | Ben Ray Luján |
| 28th Attorney General of New Mexico | |
| In office January 1, 1991 – January 1, 1999 | |
| Governor | Bruce King Gary Johnson |
| Preceded by | Hal Stratton |
| Succeeded by | Patricia A. Madrid |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Stewart Udall May 18, 1948 Tucson, Arizona, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Jill Cooper |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | Prescott College (BA) Downing College, Cambridge (LLB) University of New Mexico (JD) |
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On March 25, 2019, Udall announced that he would not run for re-election in 2020.
On July 16, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Udall to serve as United States Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa. Udall was confirmed by the Senate by voice vote on October 26, 2021.
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