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Ken Salazar

Mexico's Ambassador to the United States Arturo Sarukhan (L) an US Secretary of the Interior Kenneth L. Salazar (R) take their seats while US Vice President Joseph R. Biden waits to speak during a Cinco de Mayo breakfast at the Vice President's residence at the Naval Observatory May 2, 2012 in Washington, DC. Biden and his wife Dr. Jill Biden hosted guests at the breakfast ahead of this weekend's Cinco de Mayo celebration which celebrates Mexican culture and is held on the anniversary of the Mexican victory in the Puelbla, Mexico over the French.

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About Ken Salazar

Kenneth Lee Salazar (born March 2, 1955) is the current United States Secretary of Interior, an American politician and rancher from the U.S. state of Colorado. Salazar, a Democrat, served as state Attorney General before winning a U.S. Senate seat in the 2004 election. He was the junior Senator from Colorado since January 2005 and became the senior Senator following Wayne Allard's retirement in January 2009. He and Mel Martinez (R-Florida) were the first Hispanic U.S. Senators since 1977. They were joined by Bob Menendez (D-New Jersey) in January 2006.

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