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Richard Charles Albert Holbrooke (April 24, 1941 – December 13, 2010) was an American diplomat and author. He was the only person to have held the position of Assistant Secretary of State for two different regions of the world ( Asia from 1977 to 1981 and Europe from 1994 to 1996).
Richard Holbrooke (born April 24, 1941, New York, N.Y., U.S.—died Dec. 13, 2010, Washington, D.C.) American diplomat who brokered the Dayton Accords (1995) to end the conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina, served as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations (UN; 1999–2001), and was the special representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan (2009–10 ...
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May 9, 2019 · Richard Holbrooke and the End of the American Century. By George Packer. Richard Holbrooke was a large man with gargantuan appetites — for food and women and movies and acclaim and, above all...
Dec 14, 2010 · Richard Holbrooke, who has died aged 69 after suffering a ruptured aorta, was not the most universally beloved, but was certainly one of the ablest, the most admired and the most effective of ...
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Dec 14, 2010 · Mr. Holbrooke was hospitalized on Friday afternoon after becoming ill while meeting with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in her Washington office. Doctors found a tear to his aorta, and...
Dec 14, 2010 · The lifelong diplomat known as "The Bulldozer" for his negotiating style passed away at 69 on Monday after complications from emergency heart surgery. He was President Obama's special envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan and a strong supporter of his 2008 bid for the White House. He also helped broker the Dayton accords in Bosnia and was a U.N. ambassador.
Dec 14, 2010 · Former Brookings experts and colleagues pay homage to Richard Holbrooke, who died in 2010, for his contributions to American foreign policy and his passion for ideas. They recall his role in the Balkans, China, Germany and other regions, as well as his personality and style.