LIEBERMAN MOURNS AMBASSADOR RICHARD HOLBROOKE

WASHINGTON, DC -- Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT) issued the following statement about the passing today of Ambassador Richard Holbrooke:

“Richard Holbrooke was a colossus of American diplomacy. From Vietnam to the Balkans and now Afghanistan and Pakistan, the history of our nation's foreign policy over the last forty years is inseparable from Richard's own remarkable and courageous life -- which was spent, both inside and outside government, in the distinguished service of the country he loved and in pursuit of the most noble ideals for which it stands.

“Richard Holbrooke has left the world far too soon, but he leaves it a far better place through his achievements. My thoughts and prayers are with Richard's wife Kati, who so brightened his life, and their family. Hadassah and I join them in mourning the loss of an extraordinary person.”

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