New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson to Speak at Ethics & Compliance Officer Association Sponsoring Partner Forum

WALTHAM, Mass.--April 5, 2006--The Ethics & Compliance Officer Association (ECOA) has announced that New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson will be speaking at their 2006 Sponsoring Partner Forum. Governor Richardson will address attendees at the Thursday evening reception, which will take place in the main ballroom of the Hyatt Regency Tamaya in Santa Ana Pueblo, NM on Thursday, April 6 at 6:00 P.M. MST. The ECOA expects an audience of over 200 attendees from Sponsoring Partner companies for Governor Richardson's address.

Governor Richardson has been the governor of New Mexico since 2002. Prior to being elected to this office, Governor Richardson served as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, and in 1998, he was unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy. Governor Richardson has been nominated several times for the Nobel Peace Prize.

About the Ethics & Compliance Officer Association

The Ethics & Compliance Officer Association (ECOA) is the world's largest membership organization for individuals who are responsible for their organization's ethics, compliance, and business conduct programs. The ECOA brings together people who are new to the field as well as those with years of experience to share. Members have access to information, benchmarking, networking, and education through conferences, forums, web casts, newsletters, and an ethics and compliance resource library. ECOA membership includes 62% of the Fortune 100, and its members are based in over 20 countries throughout the world.

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