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# Richard N. Haass

(1951)   Diplomat   United States

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Richard N. Haass is a diplomat from the United States, best known for *Conflicts unending: the United States and regional disputes*.

## Quick Facts About Richard N. Haass

Born July 28, 1951

Nationality United States

Profession Diplomat

Notable works Conflicts unending: the United States and regional disputes

## About Richard N. Haass

Richard Nathan Haass is an American diplomat. He was president of the Council on Foreign Relations from July 2003 to June 2023, prior to which he was director of policy planning for the United States Department of State and a close advisor to Secretary of State Colin Powell in the George W. Bush administration. In October 2022, Haass announced he would be departing from his position at CFR in June 2023. He was succeeded by former U.S. trade representative Michael Froman.

## Awards & Honors

Rhodes Scholarship Presidential Citizens Medal Distinguished Service Award

##  Quotes by Richard N. Haass · Page 3

> [Modern terrorism is too destructive to be tolerated, much less supported.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-n-haass/modern-terrorism-is-too-destructive-to-be-tolerated-much-less/)

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> [No amount of sanctioning will persuade North Korea to give up nuclear weapons, nor will China step up and solve the problem…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-n-haass/no-amount-of-sanctioning-will-persuade-north-korea-to-give-up-nuclear/)

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> [The upper hand is with those who are pushing regime change rather than those who are advocating more diplomacy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-n-haass/the-upper-hand-is-with-those-who-are-pushing-regime-change-rather/)

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> [Globalisation thus implies that sovereignty...needs to become weaker.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-n-haass/globalisation-thus-implies-that-sovereignty-needs-to-become-weaker/)

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> [Democracy requires an informed citizenry able to question its government.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-n-haass/democracy-requires-an-informed-citizenry-able-to-question-its/)

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> [America must reduce its fiscal deficit, modernize its infrastructure, and improve its schools.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-n-haass/america-must-reduce-its-fiscal-deficit-modernize-its-infrastructure/)

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> [Shockingly enough, what people say during campaigns is meant to increase the odds they get elected.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-n-haass/shockingly-enough-what-people-say-during-campaigns-is-meant-to/)

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> [Homegrown terrorists are a real problem for even the most modern, democratic societies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-n-haass/homegrown-terrorists-are-a-real-problem-for-even-the-most-modern/)

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> [For too long, America tolerated a 'democratic exception' in the Muslim Middle East. As long as governments were friendly and backed regional…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-n-haass/for-too-long-america-tolerated-a-democratic-exception-in-the-muslim/)

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> [Nationalism is a tool increasingly used by leaders to bolster their authority, especially amid difficult economic and political conditions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-n-haass/nationalism-is-a-tool-increasingly-used-by-leaders-to-bolster-their/)

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> [It is in the interest of Americans to find out what those wanting to be president think about a wide range of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-n-haass/it-is-in-the-interest-of-americans-to-find-out-what-those-wanting-to/)

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> [The benefits of freer trade, such as job creation, lower inflation, and greater consumer choice, are often invisible or only partly visible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-n-haass/the-benefits-of-freer-trade-such-as-job-creation-lower-inflation-and/)

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> [Indeed, the big U.S. error after 9/11 was to treat Pakistan as if it were an ally. With an ally, it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-n-haass/indeed-the-big-u-s-error-after-9-11-was-to-treat-pakistan-as-if-it/)

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> [Terrorists and terrorism cannot be eliminated any more than we can rid the world of disease. There will always be those who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-n-haass/terrorists-and-terrorism-cannot-be-eliminated-any-more-than-we-can/)

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> [If anything, what happened in Iraq after the fall of Saddam set back prospects for democratic reform in the region, as many…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-n-haass/if-anything-what-happened-in-iraq-after-the-fall-of-saddam-set-back/)

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> [American influence in the world depends on the ability to act with real capacity and set an example that others will want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-n-haass/american-influence-in-the-world-depends-on-the-ability-to-act-with/)

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> [The reason I called the president Donald Trump a disrupter is that he came into office 70 years after World War II,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-n-haass/the-reason-i-called-the-president-donald-trump-a-disrupter-is-that-he/)

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> [Terrorism needs to be de-legitimized in the way that slavery has been. Doing so will make governments and individuals think twice before…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-n-haass/terrorism-needs-to-be-de-legitimized-in-the-way-that-slavery-has-been/)

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> [The U.S. position on Jerusalem was not the reason why there hasn't been progress towards peace. The reason is that both the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-n-haass/the-u-s-position-on-jerusalem-was-not-the-reason-why-there-hasn-t/)

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> [The Trump administration has been characterized by adhocracy during its initial months. The initiative limiting immigration is a case in point. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-n-haass/the-trump-administration-has-been-characterized-by-adhocracy-during/)

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> [White House staff are meant to coordinate and set policy, not carry it out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-n-haass/white-house-staff-are-meant-to-coordinate-and-set-policy-not-carry-it/)

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> [Diplomacy can and will matter; little is inevitable in international relations.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-n-haass/diplomacy-can-and-will-matter-little-is-inevitable-in-international/)

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> [There is a clear norm against the spread of nuclear weapons, but there is no consensus or treaty on what, if anything,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-n-haass/there-is-a-clear-norm-against-the-spread-of-nuclear-weapons-but-there/)

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> [Europeans must shed their illusions about what they can accomplish in the world on their own. Loose talk about resurrecting a multi-polar…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-n-haass/europeans-must-shed-their-illusions-about-what-they-can-accomplish-in/)

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> [The Internet, one of the great inventions of the modern Western world, has shown itself to be a weapon that can be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-n-haass/the-internet-one-of-the-great-inventions-of-the-modern-western-world/)

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> [What countries must do to join the World Trade Organization is precisely what they must do to become productive and democratic: accept…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-n-haass/what-countries-must-do-to-join-the-world-trade-organization-is/)

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> [There is no getting around the reality that the second Iraq war was a war of choice; had it been carried out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-n-haass/there-is-no-getting-around-the-reality-that-the-second-iraq-war-was-a/)

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> [Generically, wars in necessity are wars where, I think, the vital interest of the nation are at stake, in which there are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-n-haass/generically-wars-in-necessity-are-wars-where-i-think-the-vital/)

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> [On occasion, terrorists will succeed despite our best efforts. That is part of the legacy of 9/11. But 9/11 also shows us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-n-haass/on-occasion-terrorists-will-succeed-despite-our-best-efforts-that-is/)

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> [Americans never would alter the way entitlement programs are funded or education administered without serious study and widespread debate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-n-haass/americans-never-would-alter-the-way-entitlement-programs-are-funded/)

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> [Russian membership in the World Trade Organization has the potential to strengthen the rule of law, combat corruption, and give Russia a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-n-haass/russian-membership-in-the-world-trade-organization-has-the-potential/)

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> [I tend to be one of those who does not equate democratization with the holding of elections. The emphasis ought to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-n-haass/i-tend-to-be-one-of-those-who-does-not-equate-democratization-with/)

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> [Our inability to govern ourselves at home, to deal with everything from infrastructure to our debt to tax policy, is reducing the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-n-haass/our-inability-to-govern-ourselves-at-home-to-deal-with-everything/)

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> [Donald Trump's United States is not isolationist. He has authorized the use of limited military force against the Syrian government in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-n-haass/donald-trump-s-united-states-is-not-isolationist-he-has-authorized/)

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> [I am confident in saying that Oberlin did more for me than vice versa. I took a fantastic class in religion, which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-n-haass/i-am-confident-in-saying-that-oberlin-did-more-for-me-than-vice-versa/)

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> [There's a pattern in Bush 43's presidency of being attracted to the big and the bold, and my whole reading of him…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-n-haass/there-s-a-pattern-in-bush-43-s-presidency-of-being-attracted-to-the/)

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> [If Trump, for whatever reason, continues to coddle Russia, then Congress, the media, foundations, and academics should publicly detail the corruption that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-n-haass/if-trump-for-whatever-reason-continues-to-coddle-russia-then-congress/)

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> [It is true that the U.S. could and should have been more generous as Russia made its painful transition to a market…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-n-haass/it-is-true-that-the-u-s-could-and-should-have-been-more-generous-as/)

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> [The U.S. does not want to live under the shadow of a North Korea that possesses long-range missiles capable of delivering nuclear…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-n-haass/the-u-s-does-not-want-to-live-under-the-shadow-of-a-north-korea-that/)

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> [The horror and tragedy that was 9/11 did many things; one of them was to galvanize this country and much of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-n-haass/the-horror-and-tragedy-that-was-9-11-did-many-things-one-of-them-was/)

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## Richard N. Haass by topic

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