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.[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.

Tom Udall
20th United States Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa
Assumed office
December 2, 2021
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byScott Brown
United States Senator
from New Mexico
In office
January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2021
Preceded byPete Domenici
Succeeded byBen Ray Luján
Vice Chair of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee
In office
January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2021
Preceded byJon Tester
Succeeded byLisa Murkowski
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Mexico's 3rd district
In office
January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2009
Preceded byWilliam T. Redmond
Succeeded byBen Ray Luján
28th Attorney General of New Mexico
In office
January 1, 1991 – January 1, 1999
GovernorBruce King
Gary Johnson
Preceded byHal Stratton
Succeeded byPatricia A. Madrid
Personal details
Born
Thomas Stewart Udall

(1948-05-18) May 18, 1948 (age 76)
Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Jill Cooper
Children1
EducationPrescott 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.[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

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  1. "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.
  2. "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.
  3. "President Biden Announces Seven Key Nominations" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. July 16, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  4. Kelly, Laura (26 October 2021). "Senate confirms four Biden ambassadors after delay". The Hill. Retrieved 26 October 2021.