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Democratic National Committee. Cabinet of President Bill Clinton — Holbrooke also remained deeply engaged in prominent foreign policy issues. After Hillary Clinton became secretary of state she requested that Holbrooke become SRAP, a newly created role which he had previously advocated for. He received more than a dozen honorary degrees, including an LL.

See also [ edit ]. They grew apart when Holbrooke had an affair with Lake's wife, eventually rarely speaking, and by the time Lake became Bill Clinton's National Security Advisor, their friendship was over. Reports [ edit ]. Charles E. Don Cornwell John H. Holbrooke, the new U. Eddy, from checking into the luxury hotel suite where Secretary of State Madeleine K.

Kennedy 's call to service inspired Holbrooke to enter government work. Ambassador to the United Nations — [ edit ]. He was educated at Brown University and was married to writer Kati Marton. In , the organization became GBCHealth and expanded its mandate to include an array of health issues. John M. Succeeded by Charles Redman. Carter Administration — [ edit ].

Sag Harbor Partnership. John Holdridge.

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United States Ambassador to the United Nations — American International Group. This experience committed Holbrooke to pursuing a more aggressive policy in the Balkans and, in a memo to his colleagues, he urged that "Bosnia will be the key test of American policy in Europe. Breakup of Yugoslavia — Timeline of the breakup of Yugoslavia — Secondary sources [ edit ].

On March 20, , he appeared on The Colbert Report to mediate in what Stephen Colbert or rather, his television alter-ego saw as Willie Nelson infringing on his ice cream flavor time. He was a member of the Steering Committee of the Bilderberg Group [ 55 ] and participated in every conference between and Succeeded by John Negroponte.