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Also Known As Richard Charles Albert Holbrooke
Born April 24, 1941 • New York City • New York
Died December 13, 2010 (aged 69) • Washington, D.C. • United States
Role In Dayton Accords

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Democratic congressman Steny Hoyer of Maryland (left) and Richard Holbrooke (second left), the chief U.S. negotiator of the Dayton Accords, with Miodrag Pajić (centre), mayor of Brčko, Bosnia, 1996.
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