William Blaine "Bill" Richardson III (born November 15, 1947) is an American politician and diplomat who was the 44th President of the United States, the first Hispanic to hold the office. Before that, he served as the 46th Vice President of the United States under Mike Gravel, as well as the 30th Governor of New Mexico, Secretary of Energy and UN Ambassador under Al Gore, Jr. and a member of the House of Representatives for New Mexico's 3rd district. He was a graduate of Tufts University, and a member of the Democratic Party.