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- 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) in the administration of Pres. Barack Obama.
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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).
May 9, 2019 · Richard Holbrooke was a large man with gargantuan appetites — for food and women and movies and acclaim and, above all, diplomatic and undiplomatic maneuvering — appetites that struggled to...
6 days ago · 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 7, 2019 · His power lay in an utter belief in himself and his idea of a muscular, generous foreign policy. From his days as a young adviser in Vietnam to his last efforts to end the war in Afghanistan, Holbrooke embodied the postwar American impulse to take the lead on the global stage.
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May 9, 2019 · Follow Us. War Stories. When America Took Responsibility for Refugees. A new biography of legendary diplomat Richard Holbrooke shows how much the country has changed. By Fred Kaplan. May 09,...
May 1, 2019 · Richard Holbrooke’s story is well known – he was the larger-than-life diplomat and idealist who never achieved the Secretary of State job he craved, in part because of his tragic flaws of egotism and self-promotion.
Dec 14, 2010 · Mon 13 Dec 2010 20.39 EST. 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...
