RICHARD HOLBROOKE
Name: Richard Charles Albert Holbrooke
Born: 24 April 1941 New York City, New York
Richard Charles Albert Holbrooke (born April 24, 1941) is an American diplomat,
magazine editor, author, Peace Corps official, and investment banker. He is also
the only person to have held the Assistant Secretary of State position for two
different regions of the world (Asia and Europe).
From 1993-1994, he was U.S. Ambassador to Germany. Although long well-known in
diplomatic and journalistic circles, Holbrooke achieved great public prominence
only when he brokered a peace agreement among the warring factions in Bosnia
that led to the signing of the Dayton Peace Accords, in 1995. He lost to
Madeleine Albright in 1997 when Bill Clinton chose a replacement for Warren
Christopher as Secretary of State. Albright was a good friend of then-First Lady
Hillary Clinton. From 1999-2001, Holbrooke served as U.S. Ambassador to the
United Nations.
He was an advisor to the Presidential campaign of Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) in 2004.
In 2006, Holbrooke joined the Presidential campaign of Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY)
and has become a top foreign policy adviser; Holbrooke's name is often referred
when speaking of Secretary of State in a Democratic administration and is likely
to be a contender for the position.
Perhaps more hawkish than most Democrats, Holbrooke has a very aggressive style
that some find off-putting. Others find him an effective, hard-nosed negotiator.
Name: Richard Charles Albert Holbrooke
Born: 24 April 1941 New York City, New York
Richard Charles Albert Holbrooke (born April 24, 1941) is an American diplomat,
magazine editor, author, Peace Corps official, and investment banker. He is also
the only person to have held the Assistant Secretary of State position for two
different regions of the world (Asia and Europe).
From 1993-1994, he was U.S. Ambassador to Germany. Although long well-known in
diplomatic and journalistic circles, Holbrooke achieved great public prominence
only when he brokered a peace agreement among the warring factions in Bosnia
that led to the signing of the Dayton Peace Accords, in 1995. He lost to
Madeleine Albright in 1997 when Bill Clinton chose a replacement for Warren
Christopher as Secretary of State. Albright was a good friend of then-First Lady
Hillary Clinton. From 1999-2001, Holbrooke served as U.S. Ambassador to the
United Nations.
He was an advisor to the Presidential campaign of Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) in 2004.
In 2006, Holbrooke joined the Presidential campaign of Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY)
and has become a top foreign policy adviser; Holbrooke's name is often referred
when speaking of Secretary of State in a Democratic administration and is likely
to be a contender for the position.
Perhaps more hawkish than most Democrats, Holbrooke has a very aggressive style
that some find off-putting. Others find him an effective, hard-nosed negotiator.