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Richard Holbrooke

1941 - 2010

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Richard Charles Albert Holbrooke (April 24, 1941 – December 13, 2010) was an American diplomat and author. He was the only person to have held the position of Assistant Secretary of State for two different regions of the world (Asia from 1977 to 1981 and Europe from 1994 to 1996). From 1993 to 1994, he was U.S. Ambassador to Germany. He was long well known among journalists and in diplomatic circles. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Holbrooke is the 42nd most popular diplomat (up from 43rd in 2019), the 2,925th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,697th in 2019) and the 11th most popular American Diplomat.

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Among DIPLOMATS

Among diplomats, Richard Holbrooke ranks 42 out of 90. Before him are Édith Cresson, George Blake, Yukiya Amano, Dean Acheson, Porfirio Rubirosa, and Mikhail Borodin. After him are Friedrich Martens, Martin Luther, Amr Moussa, Richard Armitage, Carl Jacob Burckhardt, and Ralph Bunche.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Richard Holbrooke ranks 174. Before him are Gunpei Yokoi, Mirosław Hermaszewski, Geoff Hurst, Philippe Honoré, Raúl Ruiz, and Pak Seung-zin. After him are Rached Ghannouchi, Ghena Dimitrova, Na Moon-hee, Fritz Wepper, Infante Alfonso of Spain, and Eleni Karaindrou. Among people deceased in 2010, Richard Holbrooke ranks 90. Before him are Robert Culp, Günter Behnisch, Bella Akhmadulina, Andor Lilienthal, Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Hohenzollern, and Orlando Peçanha. After him are Irvin Kershner, André Kolingba, Fess Parker, Vladislav Ardzinba, Lynn Redgrave, and Abu Omar al-Baghdadi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard Holbrooke ranks 2,925 out of 20,380. Before him are Marcia Gay Harden (1959), Marshall Sahlins (1930), Robert Cialdini (1945), Edward Zwick (1952), Malcolm Glazer (1928), and Julius Erving (1950). After him are George Hamilton (1939), Jeffrey Jones (1946), Kevin Mitnick (1963), Frances Harper (1825), Mehmet Oz (1960), and Nancy Allen (1950).

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Among DIPLOMATS In United States

Among diplomats born in United States, Richard Holbrooke ranks 11. Before him are Adlai Stevenson II (1900), Jean Kennedy Smith (1928), George F. Kennan (1904), William J. Burns (1956), J. Christopher Stevens (1960), and Dean Acheson (1893). After him are Richard Armitage (1945), Ralph Bunche (1904), Victoria Nuland (1961), Joseph Grew (1880), Edward M. House (1858), and Thomas A. Shannon Jr. (1958).

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