Richard Holbrooke Dies at GW Hospital

The veteran American diplomat Richard Holbrooke has died at GW hospital. Holbrooke, who played a major role in every American foreign policy engagement since the Vietnam War, was in hospital due to complications from a collapsed aorta suffered earlier in the week. The diplomat had remained in critical condition after over 20 hours of surgery Saturday, and succumbed to his injuries Sunday evening.

Holbrook, perhaps best known for negotiating the Dayton accords ending the Bosnian conflict in 1995, was in Washington working in his capacity as special envoy to the Afghanistan-Pakistan region. He began to experience medial difficulties during a meeting with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and as quickly rushed to the hospital.

Ambassador Holbrooke was 69 years old.