By Kevin McCauley
Former New Mexico governor and U.S. Energy Secretary Bill Richardson has been named chairman of APCO Worldwide's Global Political Strategies unit.
The goal of GPS is to "provide counsel to companies and institutions at the highest levels as they globalize activities."
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GPS Members include Citigroup vice chair and ex-Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, former U.K. Secretary of State for Defense Jonathan Hutton, ex-Indian Ambassador to the U.S. Lalit Mansingh, former President of Poland Aleksander Kwasniewski and First Lady Laura Bush's chief of staff Anita McBride.
Richardson, who ran for the Democratic nomination for president in 2008, also served as ambassador to the United Nations, Congressman, and hostage negotiator who freed Americans from Cuba, North Korea, Iraq and Sudan.
According to Richardson's statement, he looks forward to helping clients "understand the global forces affecting economies and cultures, and the GPS team presents an unparalleled resource to companies and institutions who seek to understand how to better navigate their futures."
Richardson will continue on the speech circuit and live in New Mexico. He will have an office at APCO's headquarters.
Mark Medish, is managing director of GPS and executive VP at APCO. He was senior director of the National Security Council during the Clinton administration and deputy assistant secretary of the treasury under Robert Rubin and Larry Summers.
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