Philip Habib

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Philip Habib was a prominent American diplomat and troubleshooter best known for his high-stakes peace negotiations in the Middle East and Southeast Asia during the late 20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American diplomat
human
awardReceived Medal of Freedom with Distinction NERFINISHED
Presidential Medal of Freedom NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath heart attack
conflict World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1920-02-25
dateOfDeath 1992-05-25
describedBySource Presidential Medal of Freedom citation
United States Department of State historical records
educatedAt University of California, Berkeley
employer United States Department of State
ethnicGroup Lebanese American
familyName Habib NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork diplomacy
international relations
givenName Philip NERFINISHED
languageSpoken English
memberOf United States Foreign Service NERFINISHED
militaryBranch United States Army
notableFor crisis diplomacy
high-stakes peace negotiations in Southeast Asia
high-stakes peace negotiations in the Middle East
notableWork mediation of the 1982 Lebanon crisis
negotiations in the Middle East peace process
negotiations related to the Vietnam War peace process
negotiations to end the 1975–1976 Lebanese civil war phase
occupation academic
civil servant
diplomat
placeOfBirth Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Puligny-Montrachet, France NERFINISHED
positionHeld Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs NERFINISHED
Special Envoy of the President of the United States for the Middle East NERFINISHED
United States Ambassador to South Korea
United States Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
residence Washington, D.C.
sexOrGender male
workLocation Beirut, Lebanon NERFINISHED
Seoul, South Korea NERFINISHED
Washington, D.C.

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Description of subject: Philip Habib was a prominent American diplomat and troubleshooter best known for his high-stakes peace negotiations in the Middle East and Southeast Asia during the late 20th century.

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Siege of Beirut mediator Philip Habib