AP source: US diplomat Richard Holbrooke dies

WASHINGTON (AP) — Richard Holbrooke, a brilliant and feisty U.S. diplomat who wrote part of the Pentagon Papers, was the architect of the 1995 Bosnia peace plan and served as President Barack Obama's special envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan, died Monday, an administration official said. He was 69. - The Associated Press
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Veteran U.S. diplomat Richard Holbrooke dies - washingtonpost