Richard Holbrooke facts for kids

Richard Holbrooke
Quick facts for kids Richard Holbrooke
United States Special Envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan
	In office; January 22, 2009 – December 13, 2010
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Marc Grossman
United States Ambassador to the United Nations
	In office; September 7, 1999 – January 20, 2001
President	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Peter Burleigh (Acting)
Succeeded by	John Negroponte
Assistant Secretary of State for European and Canadian Affairs
	In office; September 13, 1994 – February 21, 1996
President	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Stephen Oxman
Succeeded by	John Kornblum
United States Ambassador to Germany
	In office; October 19, 1993 – September 12, 1994
President	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Robert Kimmitt
Succeeded by	Charles Redman
Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
	In office; March 31, 1977 – January 20, 1981
President	Jimmy Carter
Preceded by	Arthur Hummel
Succeeded by	John Holdridge
Personal details
Born	Richard Charles Albert Holbrooke ; April 24, 1941; New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	December 13, 2010 (aged 69); Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Larrine Sullivan; (m. 1964; div. 1972) ; Blythe Babyak; (m. 1977; div. 1978) ; Kati Marton; (m. 1995; his death 2010)
Children	2 sons
Education	Brown University (BA)

Richard Charles Albert Holbrooke (April 24, 1941 - December 13, 2010) was an American diplomat. He became well-known when he helped broker the Dayton peace agreement, together with Carl Bildt. This agreement of 1995 helped end the war in Bosnia-Herzegovina. He died of a torn aorta on December 13, 2010.

Images for kids

Holbrooke and Carl Bildt before peace talks in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina in October 1995.
Holbrooke in Herat, Afghanistan, in August 2009 to be briefed by leaders of the coalition forces on the overall security of western Afghanistan.
Holbrooke in 2008