MaximsNews.com, An Independent Voice from the United NationsMaximsNews.com         Advertise on MaximsNews.com,

     An Independent Voice from the United Nations

  PAGE ONE  |   PEOPLE   |   DIPLOMATIC NEWS  |  U.N. NEWS  | U.N. PRESS BRIEFINGS | U.N. MEDIA STAKEOUT | NGO NEWS |  BOOKS   |
 

 

       ADS by MaximsNews.com 

Subscribe Today! MaximsNews Network, News for the United Nations and the International Community Free!! Subscribe Today! MaximsNews Network, News for the United Nations and the International Community Free!! Subscribe Today! MaximsNews Network, News for the United Nations and the International Community Free!!   

 ADVERTISE on MaximsNews....REACH THE WORLD'S MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE             LATEST COMPLETE NEWS FROM THE U.N., SEE: www.MaximsNews.com

                    ••• SEE ALL HEADLINE NEWS>>         

 

      Amb. RICHARD HOLBROOKE: BIO & Columns in MaximsNews.com, U.N.

 

 

 Amb. RICHARD HOLBROOKE: BIO & Columns in MaximsNews.com, U.N. 

           UNITED NATIONS - / www.MaximsNews.com, U.N. / - Ambassador Richard Holbrooke is a Columnist for MaximsNews.com, An Independent Voice from the United Nations. He is available for Media Interviews: Amb.Holbrooke@MaximsNews.com. Ambassador Holbrooke's contributions to MaximsNews.com include:

THE LOSS OF DAVID HALBERSTAM

RUSSIA'S TEST IN KOSOVO

TURKS AND KURDS

DAVID & GOLIATH, PUTIN & GEORGIA

Mr. BUSH, YOUR LEAST BAD OPTION on IRAQ

R. W. "JOHNNY" APPLE of the NEW YORK TIMES

LEBANON & IRAQ (MaximsNews.com, U.N.)

RUMSFELD & THE MILITARY REVOLT

Afghanistan -- The Long Road Ahead

Next Step for NATO

The Election of the Next United Nations Secretary-General

AIDS Testing is Critical

AIDS Strategy Not Working

 

To End A War, Amb. Richard Holbrooke, MaximsNews Columnist

Order Here

 

Amb. Richard Holbrooke, MaximsNews Columnist

The Honorable Richard C. Holbrooke

Former United States Ambassador to the United Nations

Vice Chairman, Perseus LLC

    RICHARD C. HOLBROOKE is Vice Chairman of Perseus, a leading private equity firm.  He most recently served as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations, where he was also a member of President Clinton’s cabinet (1999-2001).   

As Assistant Secretary of State for Europe (1994-1996), he was the chief architect of the 1995 Dayton peace agreement that ended the war in Bosnia.  He later served as President Clinton’s Special Envoy to Bosnia and Kosovo and Special Envoy to Cyprus on a pro-bono basis while a private citizen.  From 1993-1994, he was the US. Ambassador to Germany.  

During the Carter Administration (1977-1981), he served as the Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, and was in charge of U.S. relations with China at the time Sino-American relations were normalized in December, 1978. 

After joining the Foreign Service in 1962, he served in Vietnam (1963-66), including a tour of duty in the Mekong Delta for AID. He worked on Vietnam at the Johnson White House (1966-68), wrote one volume of the Pentagon Papers, and was a member of the American delegation to the Vietnam Peace Talks in Paris (1968-69). 

He was Peace Corps Director in Morocco (1970-72), Managing Editor of Foreign Policy (1972-77), and held senior positions at two leading Wall Street firms, Credit Suisse First Boston (Vice Chairman) and Lehman Brothers (Managing Director).  He has written numerous articles and two best-selling books: To End a War, a memoir of the Dayton negotiations, and co-author of Counsel to the President, Clark Clifford’s memoir.  

He has received twenty honorary degrees and numerous awards, including several Nobel Peace Prize nominations. He is the Founding Chairman of the American Academy in Berlin, a center for U.S.-German cultural exchange; President and CEO of the Global Business Coalition, the business alliance against HIV/AIDS; and Chairman of the Asia Society. 

Corporate board memberships: American International Group and Quebecor World. NGO board memberships include the American Museum of Natural History, the National Endowment for Democracy, The Africa-America Institute, the Citizens Committee for New York City, the Council on Foreign Relations, and Refugees International.  He is on the Advisory Board of USA for UNHCR, and he is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. 

        ADVERTISE on MaximsNews....REACH THE WORLD'S MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE
 

~~~~~ MaximsNews.com, An Independent Voice from the U.N., provides commentary and analysis from leading world figures: King Abdullah II (Jordan), HRH Prince Zeid Ra'ad Zeid Al-Hussein (Jordan), Sir Brian Urquhart, Hans Blix, Amb. Richard Holbrooke, Anwar Ibrahim, Bianca Jagger, Dr. Nafis Sadik, Shashi Tharoor, Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, Noeleen Heyzer, Kerry Kennedy, Ian Williams, Stephen Schlesinger, Sen. Timothy E. Wirth, Marc Morial, Amb. Jayantha Dhanapala (Sri Lanka), Amb. Pierre Schori (Sweden), Amb. William H. Luers, Susan Roosevelt Weld, Rory Kennedy, Mehri Madarshahi, J. Michael Adams, Gloria Feldt, Jeffrey Laurenti, Rodney D. Smith, Ashley Bommer, Rory O'Connor, Genevieve Stamper, Max Stamper and others.
ADVERTISE on MaximsNews....REACH THE WORLD'S MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE

REACH THE WORLD'S MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE  

FOR BANNER ADS, contact:  ElsieHillman@MaximsNews.com

TO SUBMIT YOUR PRESS RELEASES, contact: TomHerkins@MaximsNews.com

 

Advertisement

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

MaximsNews Network® LLC is a Global News Network reaching over 30,000 in the International Community. It is associated with MediaChannel.org and Globalvision News Network, global news and media information services with more than 350 news affiliates in 135 countries. MaximsNews®LLC is in partnership with the United Nations Foundation and the Better World Fund. Established in 1999. 

The views expressed are the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of MaximsNews® LLC.

TO ADVERTISE on MaximsNews: Contact:  ElsieHillman@MaximsNews.com

Free!!  Subscribe Today! MaximsNews Network, News for the United Nations and the International Community  Free!! 

MaximsNews.com U.N. ® LLC News for the United Nations and the International Community  www.MaximsNews.com | MaximsNews@MaximsNews.com | Please contact us about Republishing: Syndication@MaximsNews.com ©Copyrights 1999 - 2007, MaximsNews® LLC. All rights reserved.   

 

 

 
Advertise with MaximsNews.com, An Independent Voice from the United Nations

 

Advertise with MaximsNews.com, An Independent Voice from the United Nations

MaximsNews Contributors

See Their Worldview

His Majesty King Abdullah II (Jordan), MaximsNews Contributor HIS MAJESTY KING ABDULLAH II (Jordan)
HRH Prince Zeid Ra'ad Zeid Al-Hussein (Jordan), MaximsNews Contributor, U.N. HRH PRINCE ZEID RA'AD ZEID AL-HUSSEIN (Jordan)
Sir Brian Urquhart, MaximsNews Contributor SIR BRIAN URQUHART
Hans Blix, MaximsNews.com, U.N. Columnist DR. HANS BLIX
Amb. Richard Holbrooke, MaximsNews Contributor AMBASSADOR RICHARD HOLBROOKE (United States)

ANWAR IBRAHIM
Amb. Jayantha Dhanapala, MaximsNews Contributor AMBASSADOR JAYANTHA DHANAPALA (Sri Lanka)

Ian Williams, Columnist, MaximsNews.com, An Independent Voice from the United Nations

IAN WILLIAMS

SHASHI THAROOR

STEPHEN SCHLESINGER

BIANCA JAGGER
Nafis Sadik, MaximsNews Columnist DR. NAFIS SADIK
SEN. TIMOTHY E. WIRTH

 

Amb. William Luers, MaximsNews Contributor AMBASSADOR WILLIAM H. LUERS
AMBASSADOR PIERRE SCHORI (Sweden)
Thoraya Obaid, MaximsNews Contributor THORAYA AHMED OBAID
Noeleen Heyzer, MaximsNews Contributor NOELEEN HEYZER

KERRY KENNEDY

MARC MORIAL
Angelina Jolie, MaximsNews Columnist ANGELINA JOLIE
Nicole Kidman, MaximsNews Contributor NICOLE KIDMAN
Rory Kennedy, MaximsNews Columnist RORY KENNEDY
JEFFREY LAURENTI  
Dr. J. Michael Adams, MaximsNews Contributor DR. J. MICHAEL ADAMS

Gloria Feldt, MaximsNews Columnist

GLORIA FELDT

JOHN TESSITORE

ANORA MAHMUDOVA

Todd Howland, Columnist, MaximsNews.com, An Independent Voice from the United Nations

TODD HOWLAND

MEHRI MADARSHAHI
Dr. Rodney D. Smith, MaximsNews Network DR. RODNEY D. SMITH
Rory O'Connor, MaximsNews Columnist RORY O'CONNOR
Ashley Bommer, Columnist, MaximsNews.com, An Independent Voice from the United Nations

ASHLEY BOMMER

Russ Baker, MaximsNews Columnist

RUSS BAKER

GENEVIEVE STAMPER
DR. MAX STAMPER

 

SUSAN ROOSEVELT WELD

SEN. EDWARD M. KENNEDY

LINDA FASULO

DESIREE "Kap-oja-wa" SUTER  

GLORIA STARR KINS

DAVID HOLMBERG

 

MaximsNews.com, 

An Independent Voice from the United Nations

Free Subscription

Click Here

  MaximsNews Network Subscribe Today!

 

 

United Nations Foundation on MaximsNews Network, News for the United Nations and the International Community

United Nations Foundation

The Better World Campaign

UN Wire link on MaximsNews Network

^ to top