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Ken Salazar
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United States Ambassador to Mexico since 2021
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Ken Salazar was born in Alamosa on 2 March 1955 and is a citizen of the United States. A politician and lawyer, he was educated at Colorado College and the University of Michigan Law School, and is a member of the Democratic Party. He held the positions of United States Secretary of the Interior and United States senator, working from Washington, D.C., and from the Embassy of the United States in Mexico City. Salazar practises Catholicism.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Pleas and Petitions
- Report Of The Investigation Into The 1997 Directed Report And Related Matters Concerning The Columbine High School Shootings In April 1999
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 2
- Total plays
- 2
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
· 2001 · cited 18,605x
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,753x
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,936x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,989x
- Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019
· 2020 · cited 10,202x
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Key facts
- President
- Joe Biden
- Preceded by
- Christopher Landau
- Succeeded by
- Ronald D. Johnson
- Deputy
- David J. Hayes
- Governor
- Bill Owens
- Born
- Kenneth Lee Salazar , ( 1955-03-02 ) March 2, 1955 (age 71) , Alamosa, Colorado , U.S.
- Party
- Democratic
- Spouse
- Hope Hernandez
- Relatives
- John Salazar (brother)
- Education
- Colorado College ( BA ), University of Michigan ( JD )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ken
- Family name
- Salazar
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Alamosa
- Occupation
- lawyer
- Educated at
- Colorado College
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Image
- U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar at the US Department of State in Washington, D. C. on July 14, 2023 - 53045773333 (cropped).jpg
- Work location
- Embassy of the United States, Mexico City
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- Ken Salazar
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Encyclopedic overview
Kenneth Lee Salazar (born March 2, 1955) is an American lawyer, politician, and diplomat who served as United States ambassador to Mexico from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 50th United States secretary of the interior in the administration of President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013 and as a United States senator from Colorado from 2005 to 2009.
Salazar served as Attorney General of Colorado from 1999 to 2005. He became the first Latino senator representing Colorado in 2005. He and Mel Martínez (R-Florida) were the first Hispanic U.S. senators since 1977; they were joined by Bob Menendez (D-New Jersey) in 2006.
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