President Joe Biden has announced his intent to nominate former Secretary of the Interior and Senator from Colorado, Ken Salazar, to serve as the U.S. Ambassador to Mexico.
Ken Salazar has been nominated to be the U.S. Ambassador to Mexico. Photo courtesy of The Colorado Independent.
Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D) and John Hickenlooper (D) released the following statements after President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate former Secretary of the Interior and Senator from Colorado, Ken Salazar, to serve as the U.S. Ambassador to Mexico.
“President Biden has made a terrific choice in nominating Ken Salazar as the next Ambassador to Mexico. Ken is a tremendous public servant with a strong record of bipartisanship in the United States Senate. He has always led with integrity, and I have great confidence in his ability to represent the United States. We, in Colorado, are proud of him and grateful for his service once again,” said Bennet.
“Ken Salazar is an exceptional leader who has served Colorado and our country at the highest levels. As ambassador to Mexico he will revitalize the relationship with a neighbor, ally, and one of our biggest trading partners,” said Hickenlooper.
Salazar, who is a lawyer and former U.S. Senator representing Colorado, served as the 50th U.S. Secretary of the Interior from 2009 to 2013. He is a native Spanish speaker from the San Luis Valley, which was originally part of Mexico before Colorado became a state.
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