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Ken Salazar

ケネス・リー・サラザール　/　けねす・りー・さらざーる

American politician

March 2, 1955 (age 71)　・　Alamosa, Colorado, United States

Colorado
politician
lawyer

My Take

Ken Salazar interests me because his arc holds together so consistently. From small-town Alamosa, Colorado, to Michigan Law, then the Senate, the Interior Department under Obama, and finally the ambassadorship to Mexico, he kept moving without losing his footing. Running Interior, the steward of America's land and resources, suited a man so clearly shaped by place. What I respect is the steadiness rather than the spectacle, the sense of someone who built trust by showing up and doing the work. Grounded public servants like him rarely make noise, but they tend to leave durable things behind.

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.

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1. Profile

Name (English): Ken Salazar
Name (Japanese): ケネス・リー・サラザール
Reading: けねす・りー・さらざーる
Born: March 2, 1955 (age 71)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Pisces / Goat
Origin: Alamosa, Colorado, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: politician / lawyer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: University of Michigan Law School

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

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