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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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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We would view with the greatest possible concern any such event, ... It would do Indonesia immense, perhaps irreparable damage.
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He said I will make available $34 million if those $34 million will make it possible for us to get the deal and reform the U.N.,
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We showed our very strong support for Montenegro's integrity and its ability to run its own affairs,
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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 Security Council has taken a critical step toward helping Congo and the region come to the peace that it so desperately needs,
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The status quo is stable, but it won't be stable forever,
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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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The situation is as serious now -- perhaps more serious -- than it was in October,
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These contacts were designed to find out if the people with whom the American officials met were in fact people who have the ability to influence and control all the people with the weapons.
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The United States and our allies and the Arab neighbors of Saddam ... must recognize that as long as Saddam Hussein remains in power he is a destabilizing factor for the entire region. He's a very dangerous man,
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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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fixing some of the mistakes we couldn't fix at Dayton.
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there's a general sense at the U.N. that process is what this place is all about.