About Richard Holbrooke
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. Holbrooke was a prime contender to succeed Warren Christopher as Secretary of State but was passed over in 1996 as President Bill Clinton chose Madeleine Albright instead.
Notable works:
The Road to the Dayton Accords
Awards:
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany|Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland|Manfred Wörner Medal|Freedom Award|Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas|St. George's Order of Victory|Annenberg Award for Excellence in Diplomacy|Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany|Commander's Grand Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas|Commander with Star of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland
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