Richard Holbrooke
Richard Holbrooke
Richard Charles Albert Holbrookewas an American diplomat, magazine editor, author, professor, Peace Corps official, and investment banker...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPublic Servant
Date of Birth24 April 1941
CountryUnited States of America
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It's hard exaggerate this. If it had been for Alija Izetbegovic, Bosnia would not exist today ... He was the visionary.
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I am satisfied that every one of the worst-case scenarios was wrong. Total NATO deaths from hostile action in Bosnia since Dayton have been zero.
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On Monday, NATO will meet to authorize action.
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It is enshrined in the Dayton Peace Accords, but he never intended to comply with it, ... He never imagined he would end up where he is today.
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I want to point out in the clearest possible terms that long-term peace and stability in the Balkans will not be possible as long as the current leadership in Belgrade is in power. And those people who have been indicted also should be brought to justice.
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As for the peace process, we will continue active negotiations in the next few days.
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I would be misleading you if I suggested that today's talks resulted in any significant or substantial change of the situation.
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I would be misleading you if I suggested that (a first round of) talks resulted in any substantial change in the situation.
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I would be misleading you if I suggested that (Monday's) talks resulted in any substantial change in the situation.
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The situation therefore remains fully as serious today as it was a week or two ago. We hope to make clear to President Milosevic and the people of Yugoslavia the extreme gravity of the situation.
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As highly successful and secure Americans, they could have lived a comfortable life surrounded by their family and their many friends,
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The British Ambassador is coming this morning with us to Pristina for talks, representing his own government and, by extension, the whole Contact Group.
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It was a mistake to bring this kind of resolution to the floor in the middle of a world crisis.
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Are we satisfied? Of course not. There has been no change on the American position ... that Mr. Karadzic should present himself to The Hague for trial.