From a BBC interview:
‘He lived for being in government and doing things… He really put together all the elements of diplomacy. And he produced results…
[Tudjman was an] authoritarian and difficult figure. … [Holbrooke] understood that Tudjman had a very high opinion of himself and he used flattery – a lot of flattery – with Tudjman. Richard Holbrooke used all the tools of the diplomat…
Richard had a really strong moral purpose, and he followed through on that…
He was sympathetic. He understood people have difficulties.’
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Tudjman, UD, and La Kid,
visiting Peter in Croatia, 1993.