Richard Holbrooke
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Richard Holbrooke was a prominent American diplomat best known for brokering the peace that ended the Bosnian War and later serving as the U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Richard C. Holbrooke | 1 |
| Richard Holbrooke canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6428119 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Richard Holbrooke Context triple: [Dayton Agreement, chiefMediator, Richard Holbrooke]
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A.
Warren Christopher
Warren Christopher was an American lawyer, diplomat, and politician who served as the 63rd U.S. Secretary of State under President Bill Clinton.
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B.
Cyrus R. Vance Jr.
Cyrus R. Vance Jr. is an American lawyer and former Manhattan District Attorney known for overseeing high-profile criminal investigations, including cases involving former President Donald Trump.
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C.
John Negroponte
John Negroponte is an American diplomat and government official who has served in numerous high-level roles, including U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and Iraq.
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D.
Cyrus Vance
Cyrus Vance was an American lawyer and diplomat who served as U.S. Secretary of State under President Jimmy Carter.
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E.
Dennis Ross
Dennis Ross is an American diplomat and Middle East peace negotiator who played a key role in U.S. efforts to broker Arab-Israeli agreements in the 1990s and early 2000s.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Richard Holbrooke Target entity description: Richard Holbrooke was a prominent American diplomat best known for brokering the peace that ended the Bosnian War and later serving as the U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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A.
Warren Christopher
Warren Christopher was an American lawyer, diplomat, and politician who served as the 63rd U.S. Secretary of State under President Bill Clinton.
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B.
Cyrus R. Vance Jr.
Cyrus R. Vance Jr. is an American lawyer and former Manhattan District Attorney known for overseeing high-profile criminal investigations, including cases involving former President Donald Trump.
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C.
John Negroponte
John Negroponte is an American diplomat and government official who has served in numerous high-level roles, including U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and Iraq.
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D.
Cyrus Vance
Cyrus Vance was an American lawyer and diplomat who served as U.S. Secretary of State under President Jimmy Carter.
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E.
Dennis Ross
Dennis Ross is an American diplomat and Middle East peace negotiator who played a key role in U.S. efforts to broker Arab-Israeli agreements in the 1990s and early 2000s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American diplomat
ⓘ
diplomat ⓘ human ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Barack Obama
ⓘ
Bill Clinton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Presidential Medal of Freedom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | aortic dissection ⓘ |
| conflictMediated | Bosnian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1941-04-24 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2010-12-13 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Brown University
ⓘ
Scarsdale High School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
United States Department of State
ⓘ
United States government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Holbrooke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
diplomacy
ⓘ
international relations ⓘ |
| genre | non-fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Richard ⓘ |
| knownFor |
brokering the Dayton Peace Accords
ⓘ
helping end the Bosnian War ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| name | Richard Holbrooke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Dayton Agreement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
To End a War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
ⓘ
civil servant ⓘ diplomat ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
New York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Assistant Secretary of State for European and Canadian Affairs ⓘ U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Ambassador to Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Ambassador to the United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City
ⓘ
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| spouse |
Anne Holbrooke
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Blythe Babyak NERFINISHED ⓘ Kati Marton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedOn |
Afghanistan–Pakistan policy
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Bosnia and Herzegovina peace process NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnam peace negotiations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Richard Holbrooke Description of subject: Richard Holbrooke was a prominent American diplomat best known for brokering the peace that ended the Bosnian War and later serving as the U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Richard C. Holbrooke