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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/blair-pays-tribute-to-holbrooke.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="Richard Holbrooke a US diplomat who wrote part of the Pentagon Papers, has died. He was 69" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/min-blair-pays-tribute-to-holbrooke.jpg" alt="Richard Holbrooke a US diplomat who wrote part of the Pentagon Papers, has died. He was 69"/></a></p>
<p>Tributes are being paid to a &#8220;remarkable&#8221; US diplomat who helped bring peace to Bosnia.</p>
<p>Former prime minister Tony Blair joined American politicians in honouring Richard Holbrooke, who died in hospital at the age of 69 following emergency surgery for a torn aorta.</p>
<p>The veteran diplomat was the architect of the 1995 Bosnia peace plan, brokering the Dayton Peace Accords.</p>
<p>He also served as President Barack Obama&#8217;s special envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan</p>
<p>With a style which led to him being nicknamed the Bulldozer or Raging Bull, Mr Holbrooke served under every Democratic president from John F Kennedy to Barack Obama.</p>
<p>His career began with a foreign service posting in Vietnam in 1962 after graduating from Brown University.</p>
<p>Mr Obama described the diplomat as &#8220;a true giant of American foreign policy&#8221;, adding he was &#8220;a truly unique figure who will be remembered for his tireless diplomacy, love of country, and pursuit of peace&#8221;.</p>
<p>Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said: &#8220;Richard Holbrooke served the country he loved for nearly half a century, representing the United States in far-flung war zones and high-level peace talks, always with distinctive brilliance and unmatched determination.&#8221;</p>
<p>Mr Blair said: &#8220;He was a remarkable man, a remarkable public servant and someone who contributed enormously to the cause of a more peaceful and just world. He will be deeply mourned by many people in many different nations.&#8221;</p>
<p>New York-born Mr Holbrooke was admitted to George Washington University Hospital in Washington DC on Friday and had surgery on Saturday to repair a torn aorta.</p>
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