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James Dobbins

(Dobbins, James, 1942-)

TOKYO, Japan (May 13, 2014) James F. Dobbins, Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, addresses the media during a roundtable discussion. [State Department photo by William Ng/Public Domain]

James Francis Dobbins Jr. (May 31, 1942 – July 3, 2023) was an American diplomat who served as United States ambassador to the European Union (1991–1993), assistant secretary of state for European affairs (2001), and special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan (May 2013–July 2014). He was a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy. Additionally, Dobbins served as envoy to Kosovo, Bosnia, Haiti, and Somalia. In 2001, he led negotiations leading to the Bonn Agreement, and served as acting ambassador of the United States to Afghanistan during the transitional period. He was later head of international and security policy for the RAND Corporation. (From Wikipedia)

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Dobbins, James, 1942-: After the War: Nation-Building from FDR to George W. Bush (2008), also by Michele A. Poole, Austin G. Long, and Benjamin Runkle (PDF with commentary at rand.org)
Dobbins, James, 1942-: America's Role in Nation-Building: From Germany to Iraq (Santa Monica et al.: RAND, c2003), also by John G. McGinn, Keith Crane, Seth G. Jones, Rollie Lal, Andrew Rathmell, Rachel M. Swanger, and Anga Timilsina (multiple formats with commentary at rand.org)
Dobbins, James, 1942-: The Beginner's Guide to Nation-Building (Santa Monica et al.: RAND, c2007), also by Seth G. Jones, Keith Crane, and Beth Cole DeGrasse (PDF and Epub with commentary at rand.org)
Dobbins, James, 1942-: Overcoming Obstacles to Peace: Local Factors in Nation-Building (c2013), also by Laurel Miller, Stéphanie Pézard, Christopher S. Chivvis, Julie E. Taylor, Keith Crane, Calin Trenkov-Wermuth, and Tewodaj Mengistu (multiple formats with commentary at rand.org)
Dobbins, James, 1942-: The UN's Role in Nation-Building: From the Congo to Iraq (Santa Monica, CA et al: RAND, c2005), also by Seth G. Jones, Keith Crane, Andrew Rathmell, Brett D. Steele, Richard Teltschik, and Anga Timilsina (multiple formats with commentary at rand.org)

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