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Author: Amb. Richard Holbrooke

Richard C. Holbrooke served as Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (1977-81), U.S. Ambassador to Germany (1993-94), Assistant Secretary of State for European and Canadian Affairs (1994-96), and U.S. Ambassador to the UN (1999-2001). He was the chief architect of the 1995 Dayton Peace Agreement which ended the war in Bosnia.
President Truman’s Decision to Recognize Israel

President Truman’s Decision to Recognize Israel

May 1, 2008 | Amb. Richard Holbrooke
The charge that domestic politics determined our policy on Palestine angered President Truman for the rest of his life. In fact, the President’s policy rested on the realities of the situation in the region, on America’s moral, ethical, and humanitarian values, on the costs and risks inherent in any other course, and on America’s national interests.
The Principles of Peacemaking

The Principles of Peacemaking

June 4, 2007 | Amb. Richard Holbrooke