You will never catch up with the spread of AIDS no matter how much money, no matter how many antiretrovirals are put into the system, unless you stop its growth. And the only way to stop its growth is prevention.
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I think history is continuous. It doesn't begin or end on Pearl Harbor Day or the day Lyndon Johnson withdraws from the presidency or on 9/11. You have to learn from the past but not be imprisoned by it. You need to take counsel of history but never be imprisoned by it.
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Birth: | 24th April, 1941 |
Death: | 13th December, 2010 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Author, Banker, Diplomat, Editor, Politician, Professor |
Richard Holbrooke was the only person to have held the position of Assistant Secretary of State for two different regions of the world. From 1993 to 1994, he was U.S. Ambassador to Germany. Holbrooke was a leading contender to succeed the retiring Warren Christopher as Secretary of State but was passed over on 1996 as President Bill Clinton chose Madeleine Albright instead. From 1999 to 2001, Holbrooke served as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.
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