James Francis Dobbins Jr. (born May 31, 1942) is an American diplomat who served as

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to the

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(1991–1993), 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

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. He was 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 head of international and security policy for the RAND Corporation.

Education

Dobbins graduated with a Bachelor of Science in International Affairs from the

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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
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The RAND Corporation. By James Dobbins, Seth G. Jones, Benjamin Runkle, Siddharth Mohandas, 2009.

Bibliography

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References

External links

UNJobs.org list of Dobbins authorshipsVideo discussion with Dobbins and Mark Leon Goldberg
on

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"An Interview with James Dobbins", ''Frontline'', Sept. 26, 2003
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