• In an effort to assist WNBA star Brittney Griner, the former American ambassador.
• The UN has travelled to Moscow. He attempted to do the same for her once more.
• Earlier this year after assisting in her escape from a Russian prison.

Bill Richardson played a part in a prisoner swap in April that resulted in Trevor Reed’s return to U.S. after he burned in a Moscow prison.

The U.S. administration considers Griner and another American, Michigan corporate security officer Paul Whelan, to have been “wrongfully held” in Russia. Richardson met with Russian officials earlier this week to discuss Griner and Whelan.

The former American ambassador to the UN travelled to Moscow in an effort to secure the release of a former U.S. Marine from Russia earlier this year. He is now attempting to secure the freedom of WNBA star Brittney Griner.

The April prisoner swap that led to Trevor Reed’s release to the United States after three years in a Moscow jail was made possible in large part by Bill Richardson.

The U.S. administration considers Griner and another American, Michigan corporate security officer Paul Whelan, to have been “wrongfully held” in Russia. Richardson met with Russian officials earlier this week to discuss Griner and Whelan.