Veteran US diplomat richard Holbrooke dies
Wednesday, 15 December 2010
Veteran US diplomat Richard Holbrooke has died following a second round of surgery to treat a torn aorta, reports AP.
Mr Holbrooke was best-known for helping to broker the Dayton Peace agreement in 1995 which ended the Bosnian war.
At the time of death he was President Barack Obama's special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Mr Obama called the 69-year-old, who was known for bringing warring leaders to the negotiating table, a "true giant of American foreign policy".
Mr Holbrooke was best-known for helping to broker the Dayton Peace agreement in 1995 which ended the Bosnian war.
At the time of death he was President Barack Obama's special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Mr Obama called the 69-year-old, who was known for bringing warring leaders to the negotiating table, a "true giant of American foreign policy".