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POSITIONS:
United Nations Ambassador (1999-2001)
Special Envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan (2009-2010)
OVERVIEW:
Encyclopedia Britannica
Wikipedia
PBS
RESOURCES:
Frontline Interview (PBS)
Booknotes (C-SPAN, 7/26/1998)
ARTICLES:
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Profile (NYT, 12/17/1995)
UN Nomination, 6/17/1998 (NYT, WP)
Cold War (12/13/1999)
State Appointment, 1/22/2009 (NYT, WP)
Profile (New Yorker, 9/28/2009)
Obituaries, 12/13/2010 (NYT, WP)
Profile (FP, 3/4/2013)