Words: Richardson considers China a strategic competitor and feels the US has strategic interests in Russia. He advocates UN troops in Darfur and a UN-enforced no-fly zone and a re-evaluation of our embargo for post-Castro Cuba. “Foreign policy should not be just about power. It should be about doing something about eliminating poverty and dealing with AIDS and dealing with refugees and sicknesses. That’s how we regain our moral authority.”

Actions: Richards was US ambassador to the United Nations under President Clinton.

More about: Bill Richardson, Foreign Policy.