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Richard Holbrooke

Ambassador to the United Nations · 1999

Richard Holbrooke, Ambassador to the United Nations. Richard Charles Albert Holbrooke 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, assisting in brokering a peace agreement among the warring factions in Bosnia leading to the signing of the Dayton Peace Accords.

Positions

  • Ambassador to the United Nations1999-09-07–2001-01-20

Biography

Richard Charles Albert Holbrooke 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, assisting in brokering a peace agreement among the warring factions in Bosnia leading to the signing of the Dayton Peace Accords.

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