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Richard Holbrooke talked about his new book, To End a War, published by Random House. In the book Mr. Holbrook looked at the complicated process of securing the Dayton Peace Accords from the…

Obama administration officials announced agricultural assistance programs for Afghanistan. They spoke to reporters and answered questions about the initiative, focusing on economic and secur…

President Obama and Secretary of State Clinton spoke to State Department personnel about their mission and U.S. diplomatic policy. They also introduced envoys for missions in the Middle and …

Diplomats and human rights activists participated in an international dialogue focused on practical solutions for peace. They focused on peace making activities and proposed solutions to reg…

Syracuse University Professor Tazim Kassam introduced the second session of a summit on peace making with an address focusing on the urgent need for understanding between cultures. Following…

Moderated by General Wesley Clark (Ret.), the panelists talked about international issues facing the U.S. following the war in Iraq. Topics included U.S. perceptions of the world after the S…

As part of the Detroit Educational Summit, Ambassador Holbrooke talked about U.S. economic and foreign policy issues, including policy in Africa. Among the issues he addressed were the impor…

Former national security advisors spoke about future challenges to national security. Among the issues they addressed were, intelligence gathering, threats of terrorism, national missile def…

Senators and United Nations Security Council members discussed reform at the United Nations and how to pursue peacekeeping missions. Several members said that while the U.S. was critical to …

Richard Holbrooke, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, spoke to members of the Woodrow Wilson Center about America’s relationship with the U.N. He talked about the debt owed to the United…

In a rare meeting outside of Washington, DC, committee members heard testimony about forthcoming reform at the United Nations and about the U.S. debt to the U.N. During his testimony Ambassa…

Senator Jesse Helms (R-North Carolina) spoke to the Security Council about the relationship between the U.S. and the United Nations. He said that the U.N. must implement reforms before it re…

Senator Jesse Helms (R-North Carolina) and Ambassador Richard Holbrooke spoke to reporters following an address to the Security Council in which Senator Helms called for reforms at the Unite…

As part of Mr. Holbrooke’s confirmation hearings as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, witnesses testified about proposed reforms to the United Nations' organizational structure and abou…

Members of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asian & Pacific Affairs talked about assistance for Cambodia.