Veteran U.S Diplomat Richard Holbrook Dies From Torn Aorta
Richard Holbrook sadly passed away yesterday Monday at the age of 69.
Holbrook was one of the top U.S diplomats and nicknamed "The Bulldozer" and "Raging Bull" because of his clever negotiating techniques.
Richard Holbrook died in Washington, D.C at the George Washington University Hospital.
Holbrook is responsible for writing part of the Pentagon Papers, was involved in the creation of the 1995 Bosnia peace plan and also was selected by President Barack Obama as a special envoy in Afghanistan and Pakistan. He was also a U.S ambassador for the United Nations during the Presidency of Bill Clinton. Of course these are a just a few of the things that Holbrook accomplished.
Richard had surgery this past Saturday to repair a torn aorta. He was meeting with Hillary Rodhan Clinton on Friday when all of a sudden he collapsed, was taken to the hospital and on Saturday went into surgery. Unfortunately he passed away on Monday. He is survived by his wife, Kati Marton.
Our condolences go out to his family and friends, he will be missed.