JD
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American diplomat
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Male
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31 May 1942
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Biography
Introduction
James Francis Dobbins, Jr. (born May 31, 1942 in New York City) is an American diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to the European Union (1991–93), as Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (2001), and as Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan (May 2013-July 2014). He is a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy. He was envoy to Kosovo, Bosnia, Haiti, Somalia. In 2001, he led negotiations leading to the Bonn Agreement. He was head of international and security policy for the RAND Corporation.
Works
- "Iraq: Winning the Unwinnable Wars", Foreign Affairs, January/February 2005
- "Who Lost Iraq?", Foreign Affairs, September/October 2007
- "Counterinsurgency in Iraq", Senate Armed Services Committee, 2-26-09
- Occupying Iraq: A History of the Coalition Provisional Authority The RAND Corporation. By James Dobbins, Seth G. Jones, Benjamin Runkle, Sidd harth Mohandas, 2009.