By Nahal Toosi
Richard Holbrooke’s stature, tenacity, and contacts allowed him to weave together once-separate diplomatic efforts in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Replacing him will be difficult.
Holbrooke, who died Monday in Washington at 69 following surgery for a tear in his aorta, had extensive background in major posts from Vietnam to Germany and the former Yugoslavia.
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