UPDATE:Bill Richardson Withdraws As US Commerce Secretary Nominee
WASHINGTON (AFP)--Bill Richardson, President-elect Barack Obama's pick to be commerce secretary, said Sunday he was withdrawing his name owing to an investigation into a company that had done business with his state of New Mexico.
In a joint statement, Obama said he accepted the New Mexico governor's withdrawal "with deep regret" and said he would move quickly to find a replacement as he prepares to take office on January 20.
Richardson said he had asked Obama to pull his name from the Senate confirmation process with "great sorrow."
"But a pending investigation of a company that has done business with New Mexico state government promises to extend for several weeks or, perhaps, even months," he said in the statement, without naming the firm.
Click here to go to Dow Jones NewsPlus, a web front page of today's most important business and market news, analysis and commentary: http://www.djnewsplus.com/access/al?rnd=NFqdmxhuVIJ%2FftBpw9S6KA%3D%3D. You can use this link on the day this article is published and the following day.
Publié le 04 janvier 2009 Copyright © 2009 Dowjones
Partager sur:
