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Ken Salazar
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United States Ambassador to Mexico since 2021
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Ken Salazar is a male American politician and lawyer born in Alamosa in 1955. He is a member of the Democratic Party and has held the positions of United States Secretary of the Interior and United States senator. His professional work locations have included Washington, D.C., and the Embassy of the United States in Mexico City.
Salazar was educated at Colorado College and the University of Michigan Law School. He speaks and writes in English and identifies with the Catholic Church. He is recognized in the US Senators collection.
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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
- date of birth
- 1955-03-02
- name in native language
- Ken Salazar
- writing language
- English language
- social media followers
- 3510
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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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