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How I wish Richard Holbrooke was there. President Obama’s special emissary on ‘Af-Pak’ could have picked a thing or two from the charity catwalk on a sultry evening at Bal Harbour Mall in Miami. Full Article at Dawn
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Stanley Karnow is the author of Vietnam: A History, generally regarded as the standard popular account of the Vietnam War. This past summer, Karnow, 84, picked up the phone to hear the voice of an old friend, Ambassador Richard Holbrooke. Full Article at Newsweek
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US special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke (L) speaks with France's Foreign Affairs Minister Bernard Kouchner, during a press conference on September 2, 2009 in Paris. View Photo »
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She is bringing a message of friendship and support to a country under tremendous pressure. She is going to focus on the real needs of the Pakistani people. And I want to stress that she comes to Pakistan as a friend, not with conditions but with support for the democratically elected government and the...
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Richard Holbrooke has been called many things in his long career: diplomat, peacemaker, bruiser and, in the court of President Hamid Karzai, “the Devil”. Full Article at Times Online
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Richard Holbrooke has been called many things in his long career: diplomat, peacemaker, bruiser and, in the court of President Hamid Karzai, the Devil. Full Article at The Nation
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The specific goal ... is really hard for me to address in specific terms. But I would say this about defining success in Afghanistan and Pakistan. In the simplest sense, the Supreme Court test for another issue, we'll know it when we see it. Full Article at Huffington Post
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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, center, speaks during a press conference with the U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke, left, and the top U.N. official in Afghanistan, Kai Eide, in Paris, Wednesday, Sept.... View Photo »
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I know how challenging they are, and I have some of the best people in the U.S. – George Mitchell and Richard Holbrooke -- working on these complicated matters ... What we are doing is very carefully and consistently rebuilding those bonds, creating those partnerships, finding common ground so we and ou...
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Diplomats Named for Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East Jan. 22, 2009 Secretary Clinton with Vice President Joe Biden announce Special Envoy for Middle East Peace George Mitchell and Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard... Full Article at The Politico
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Washington, Nov 5: US envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke's travel plans to India is still being worked out, the State Department said on Thursday, Nov 5. Full Article at OneIndia
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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, center, speaks during a press conference with the U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke, left, and the top U.N. official in Afghanistan, Kai Eide, in Paris, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009.
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US Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke, left, Foreign Minister Sheik Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates, second left, Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, third left, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, center, Ca...
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Pakistan's Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi (2nd R) speaks with United Arab Emirates' Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (2nd L), Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu (R) and Richard Holbrooke, U.S. special envoy to Pakistan and Afghanista...
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Richard Holbrooke (L), the U.S. special envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan, shakes hands with United Arab Emirates' Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan during the Friends of Democratic Pakistan Group (FoDP) ministerial meeting in Istanbul August 25, 2009.
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Pakistan's Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi (2nd R) speaks with United Arab Emirates' Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (2nd L) , Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu (R) and Richard Holbrooke (L), the U.S. special envoy to Pakistan and A...
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U.S. special envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke center, looks on during his visit to the old city of Herat west of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Aug 23, 2009.
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Richard Holbrooke (C), the U.S. special envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan, and Herat Governor Mohammad Yousef Nourestani (3rd R) walk after speaking with journalists in Herat, western Afghanistan, August 22, 2009.
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Visiting U.S. envoy Richard Holbrooke, right, walks with Ishrat Ul-Ebad Khan , governor of Pakistan's Sindh province in Karachi, Pakistan on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009. Holbrooke is in Pakistan to meet Pakistani officials to discuss the bilateral issues.
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Visiting U.S. envoy Richard Holbrooke, right, meets Ishrat Ul-Ebad Khan, governor of Pakistan's Sindh province in Karachi, Pakistan on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009. Holbrooke is visiting Pakistan to meet with Pakistani officials to discuss the bilateral issues.
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Pakistani religious leader and anti-U.S. cleric Fazalur Rehman, right, meets with visiting U.S. special envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke, left, in Islamabad, Pakistan on Monday, Aug. 17, 2009.
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U.S. special envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke, left, shakes hand with Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi prior to their meeting in Islamabad, Pakistan on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2009.
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WASHINGTON - AUGUST 12: Richard Holbrooke (L) U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan at the State Department, participates in a discussion on August 12, 2009 in Washington, DC. Mr. Holbrooke and Mr. Podesta discussed the current U.S. policy in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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WASHINGTON - AUGUST 12: Richard Holbrooke (L) U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan at the State Department, and John Podesta (R) CEO, Center for American Progress, participate in a discussion on August 12, 2009 in Washington, DC.
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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, center, speaks during a press conference with the U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke, left, and the top U.N. official in Afghanistan, Kai Eide, in Paris, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009.
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She is bringing a message of friendship and support to a country under tremendous pressure. She is going to focus on the real needs of the Pakistani people. And I want to stress that she comes to Pakistan as a friend, not with conditions but with support for the democratically elected government and the...
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I know how challenging they are, and I have some of the best people in the U.S. – George Mitchell and Richard Holbrooke -- working on these complicated matters ... What we are doing is very carefully and consistently rebuilding those bonds, creating those partnerships, finding common ground so we and ou...
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He (Musharraf) can say anything he wants. He doesn't speak for the government (of Pakistan). He is free to do what he wants, both here and in Pakistan. And we will not interfere in the issues concerning him and his status. I want to stress that
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There are every week high-level meetings here at the State Department and at the White House, as the president and his national security team review how to best implement the strategy and Richard Holbrooke is in every one of these meetings
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He (Musharraf) can say anything he wants. He doesn't speak for the government (of Pakistan). He is free to do what he wants, both here and in Pakistan. And we will not interfere in the issues concerning him and his status. I want to stress that
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Like many, we wonder what happened to Mr Obama's special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke, who established a bureaucratic fiefdom at the State Department but has been neither seen nor heard from during this critical period
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there are no conditions on Pakistan. There are reporting requirements. And there's been a total and, I believe, willful distortion of this among some people in Pakistan.
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Dr Radovan Karadzic ... has requested the United Nations Security Council to enact a resolution which honours the agreement made on its behalf by Richard Holbrooke
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So this is a pro-Pakistan bill. And I pray that your colleagues in Islamabad report it accurately so we don't have another misunderstanding
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Richard Holbrooke, the administration's special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, should have seen this one coming
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There is no condition applied upon Pakistan through US military aid bill and there is a group comprising certain elements who have their vested interest in criticizing US bill on military assistance
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Working closely with Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, Treasury is deeply involved in the effort to deny financial support to Taliban, al Qaida, the Haqqani network, LeT and other terrorist groups active in that region
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There are no conditions on Pakistan
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FRONTLINE producer Martin Smith travels across Afghanistan and Pakistan to report on this war's many fronts and interviews top U.S. commander Gen. Stanley McChrystal, Amb. Richard Holbrooke, special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan; and Adm. Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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So this is a pro-Pakistan bill. And I pray that your colleagues in Islamabad [ Images ] report it accurately so we don't have another misunderstanding
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Afghanistan is now so dangerous ... that many aid workers cannot travel outside the capital, Kabul, to advise farmers on crops.... [Still,]Richard Holbrooke, the administration’s special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, said in a telephone interview last week that 50 to 65 civilian agricultu...
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My job is to be here [in Washington] to help staff Secretary Clinton and prepare for these extensive [White House] meetings in which both she and I participate
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So I am not going to talk about timing, details or who she [Clinton] is going to see.
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The truth is that I go to Afghanistan every two months and I was there less than two months ago. When I came back, I knew we were plunging into the biggest imaginable policy debate (on the Af-Pak region)... So Hillary and I mutually felt that my place at this time was to stay here.
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This shows the Democrats, the Republicans, the Congress and the White House are all on the same page in supporting Pakistan.
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We are very pleased with the strong Pakistani actions in the area of economy. These have made very positive impressions here. We are very pleased that the Congress passed the Kerry-Lugar bill with a unanimous and consent. It is a very strong demonstration of Congressional support for the people of Pakis...
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Pakistan is a huge and important country
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We recognize that Pakistani public opinion on the United States is still surprisingly low, given the tremendous effort by the United States to lead an international coalition in support of Pakistan
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Getting money from the US was an easy task. We want to help the people of Pakistan who suffered badly due to continuous violence and terrorism, it will make all-out efforts that 'each and every dollar' is spent in a transparent way
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There's a growing realization around the world that Pakistan is critically important in its own right, and it's also important in terms of the entire region, especially in Afghanistan
