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 is a struggle of great historic consequence. Indonesia is one of the most important countries in the world, the world's third largest democracy,
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We would view with the greatest possible concern any such event, ... It would do Indonesia immense, perhaps irreparable damage.
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We are very concerned ... we are only a few days away from a tragedy of even greater dimensions. We might be on a collision course here between Yugoslavia and the Western authorities including NATO.
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the U.N. is being tested in Kosovo as it has never been tested before, with responsibilities greater than ever before.
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The Indonesian generals should know that their own efforts to thwart internal accountability and openness and inquiry are only going to result in greater pressure,
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I think it's very important for all Americans, whether they opposed the war or supported to it, whether they are liberals or conservatives, Republicans, Democrat or independents, to be able to say with pride we won -- to embrace the victory -- even as we begin to discuss the very difficult decisions that lie ahead,
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I think that Ted Turner's offer ... provided us with the flexibility he had intended it to... This was not simply the case of a rich person giving money to build a building. It was money to change a situation,
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We have agreed with President Milosevic on a ground verification program augmented with an important aerial verification program.
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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 think this is a ridiculous outcome, ... These people are innocent and they should be freed immediately. They are not spies.
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will emerge from his conversations with Secretary Albright.
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We're not out of the emergency yet. We're still in it.
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We don't want this in any way to affect our mission, ... I think you are going to see the international community prepare for a very strong and swift response against those responsible, and we all know who they are.
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Three hundred thousand people dead and 2.5 million homeless, all because of Slobodan Milosevic.