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May 7, 2019 · “It is impossible to read George Packer’s new biography of Richard Holbrooke without a piercing sense of melancholy, not only that a man so supremely alive should be dead, but also because such people— Our Man, in Packer’s title, the incarnation of vanished glory, imperial hubris, exceptional Americanism—no longer walk the earth…
Dec 14, 2010 · Richard Holbrooke, who spent much of his career interfacing with troubled spots around the world, most recently serving as the Obama administration's point man on Afghanistan and Pakistan, died ...
May 3, 2019 · Richard Holbrooke was a rare creature — a figure from Greek tragedy contained within America’s foreign policy bureaucracy. The late diplomat possessed heroic talents, achieved feats of ...
Dec 15, 2010 · In 2004, the Program on Negotiation selected Ambassador Richard Holbrooke as the recipient of its Great Negotiator Award. “He was an outstanding and entrepreneurial diplomat, and we are so sorry to learn of his sudden death,” said Professor Robert H. Mnookin, Chair of the Program on Negotiation. “During the day Richard Holbrooke spent with us, we were dazzled by his insights ...
Dec 14, 2010 · "Richard Holbrooke served the country he loved for nearly half a century, representing the United States in far-flung war zones and high-level peace talks, always with distinctive brilliance and ...
May 8, 2019 · Richard Holbrooke was often America's man on the ground, but he also embodied America's approach to foreign policy in the 20th century, and encapsulated America's sense of itself.
Dec 13, 2010 · Remembering Holbrooke. By Steve Coll. December 13, 2010. It was not easy to construct a quiet hour or two with Richard Holbrooke. I saw him regularly, as did other journalists and researchers who ...
