Richard Charles Albert Holbrooke - People - Department History
Richard Charles Albert Holbrooke (1941–2010)
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Non-career appointee
States of Residence: District of Columbia, New York
States of Residence: District of Columbia, New York
- Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
Appointed: March 23, 1977
Entry on Duty: March 31, 1977
Termination of Appointment: January 13, 1981 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Germany)
Appointed: September 16, 1993
Presentation of Credentials: October 19, 1993
Termination of Mission: Left post on September 12, 1994 - Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs
Appointed: August 26, 1994
Entry on Duty: September 13, 1994
Termination of Appointment: February 21, 1996 - Representative of the U.S.A. to the United Nations
Appointed: August 10, 1999
Presentation of Credentials: September 7, 1999
Termination of Mission: January 19, 2001