Richard Holbrooke quote

Diplomacy is like jazz: endless variations on a theme.
Richard Holbrooke
Richard Holbrooke
Richard Holbrooke
Born: Apr 24, 1941
Died: Dec 13, 2010

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Diplomacy, Jazz, Variations, Like, Endless, Theme

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