National Ambassador Richard Holbrooke Dies by Rosemary Piser on December 14, 2010 Rosemary Piser Author More in National: Rep. Kelly Condemns FDA Approval of Flavored E-Cigarettes May 6, 2026 Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus Introduces Constitutional Amendment to Ban Slavery in Wisconsin February 24, 2026 Martha Washington’s Enslaved Maid Ona Judge Made a Daring Escape to Freedom – but the National Park Service Has Erased Her Story From Philadelphia Exhibit February 14, 2026 Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—December 13, 2010. Senior State Department officials have reported that Ambassador Richard Holbrooke has died this evening.