Richard Holbrooke: hard-charging diplomat and jerk

The World

George Packer’s latest book charts the rise and fall of one of the best known diplomats in recent decades. Packer describes for host Carol Hills the legacy of the statesman known for a diplomatic breakthrough in Bosnia and an outsized ego.

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