Tom Udall

Tom Udall
Tom Udall
20th United States Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa
	Incumbent
	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 (age 76); 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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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.^[1] 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.

On March 25, 2019, Udall announced that he would not run for re-election in 2020.^[2]

On July 16, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Udall to serve as United States Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa.^[3] Udall was confirmed by the Senate by voice vote on October 26, 2021.^[4]

References

↑ "Key Votes by Tom Udall - U.S. Congress Votes Database - the Washington Post". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2013-10-21. Retrieved 2014-07-21.
↑ "Sen. Tom Udall won't seek a third term in 2020". 25 March 2019. Archived from the original on 24 January 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
↑ "President Biden Announces Seven Key Nominations" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. July 16, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
↑ Kelly, Laura (26 October 2021). "Senate confirms four Biden ambassadors after delay". The Hill. Retrieved 26 October 2021.

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