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The Unquiet American

By Derek Chollet

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The Unquiet American

By Derek Chollet

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Richard Holbrooke, who died in December 2010, was a pivotal player in U.S. diplomacy for more than forty years. Most recently special envoy for Iraq and Afghanistan under President Obama, Holbrooke also served as assistant secretary of state for both Asia and Europe, and as ambassador to both Germany and the United Nations. He had a key role in brokering a peace agreement among warring factions in Bosnia that led to the Dayton Peace Accords in 1995. Widely regarded to possess one of the most penetrating minds of any modern diplomat of any nation, Holbrooke was also well known for his outsized personality, and his capacity to charm and offend in equally colossal measures. In this book, the friends and colleagues who knew him best survey his accomplishments as a diplomat, activist, and author. Excerpts from Holbrooke's own writings further illuminate each significant period of his career. The Unquiet American is both a tribute to an exceptional public servant and a backstage history of the last half-century of American foreign policy.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
402
Release Date:
2012-11-06
Publication Date:
2012-11-06
Publisher:
PublicAffairs
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1610392159
ISBN13:
9781610392150
Weight:
475 g
Height:
146 cm
Width:
231 cm
Thickness:
43 cm
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