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THEDIPLOMATtellstheremarkablestoryofthelifeandlegacyofAmbassadorRichardHolbrooke,whosesingularcareerspansfiftyyearsofAmericanforeignpolicy-fromVietnamtoAfghanistan.ToldthroughtheperspectiveofhiseldestsonDavid,thedocumentarytakesyoubehindthescenesofhighstakesdiplomacywherepeaceiswagedandwarsareended.Asayoungman,HolbrookewassenttoVietnamasajuniorforeignserviceofficerandsawupclosewhatwentwrong.Thirtyyearslater,heistaskedbyPresidentClintontobringanotherconflicttoanend,thistimeinEuropewheretheBosnianwarisraging.ThissuccessearnshimfamebutnothisdreamjobofSecretaryofState,yethesoldierson,gettinganimpossiblemissionfromPresidentObamaofendingthewarinAfghanistan.Theeffortdoesnotgowell,asHolbrookerunsintoobstaclesinKabulandWashingtonanddiesonthejobinDecember2010whenhisheartgivesout.Processinghisfather'sdeath,Holbrooke'ssonDavidrealizesthathedidnotknowthishistoricalfigure'slegacywellenough.Holbrookewasalwaysontheroad,whichcreatedaninevitabledistancebetweenfatherandson.Inthecourseofgrieving,Daviddecidesthatheneedstounderstandhisfatherbetterindeaththaninlifeandhesetsoutintohisworld.Thefilmwillbereleasedin2015,the20thanniversaryofHolbrooke'scrowningachievement:theDaytonPeaceAccords,whichendedtheBosnianwar.
