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by Christopher R. Hill


  Navy, U.S., 276

  NBC Nightly News, 54–55

  Near Eastern Affairs Bureau (NEA), 296–97, 302, 307, 310, 316, 360–61, 375–76, 381

  neoconservatives, 197, 235, 398

  Neville-Jones, Pauline, 75, 225

  new embassy compound (NEC), 333, 334

  Newsweek, 41

  New York, N.Y., 56, 60, 62–64, 89, 96, 99, 109, 187, 210, 212

  New York Review of Books, 303

  New York Times, 293, 313, 316, 353

  New Zealand, 267–71, 272

  Nimetz, Matthew, 94–95, 96, 98, 101

  Nimrud, 350

  Ninewah Province, 323

  Nis, 120–21

  Nixon, Richard, 233

  Njangi savings system, 22–23

  North Asian Peace and Security Mechanism, 257

  Northeast Asia, 263, 277

  see also specific countries

  North Korea, 195, 199, 200, 249, 250, 269, 271–72, 298, 309–10, 394, 407n

  abduction of Japanese citizens by, 209, 223–24, 286–87, 289

  China’s relationship with, 231–32

  Hill in, 260–62, 263

  human rights in, 311–12, 314

  neoconservative opposition to talks with, 258, 259, 295, 347

  nuclear program of, 37, 203, 205–7, 243, 245–47, 254, 256, 261–62, 270, 273–77, 279–85, 288, 290, 291–94, 311, 383, 395

  removal from terrorism list of, 285–90

  seen as threat to U.S. interests, 204

  Six Party Talks on, 37–38, 196, 208, 210, 211–17, 219–22, 225, 226, 229–30, 234, 236–37, 239–43, 245–47, 251–57, 273, 311

  North Korean Foreign Ministry, 214, 260–61

  Nuclear Free Act, 268

  Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty, 236

  Obama, Barack, 5, 290, 306, 314–15, 342–43, 351, 357, 361, 366, 368, 369, 373, 376, 398, 409n

  Obama administration, 203, 342, 359, 360, 395, 398

  O’Brien, Jim, 142, 144

  Occidental, 380

  Odierno, Ray, 306, 310, 313, 321, 340, 343, 345, 349–52, 353–54, 357, 362, 367, 371, 374, 382, 390

  Office of Eastern European and Yugoslav Affairs, 53, 58, 59

  Balkan unit of, 59, 81

  Office of South Central European Affairs, 56

  Office of the Security of Defense, 275–76

  Ohio, 109

  Ohmy Daily, 193

  Ohrid, Lake, 119

  Oil Ministry, 379

  Olympics (1988), 42

  Oman, 339, 376

  Operation Storm, 68

  Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), 53, 58, 146, 178

  Ostrozub, 141, 143

  Ottoman Empire, 3, 57, 75, 89, 97, 108, 113, 120, 129, 303

  Owen, Roberts “Bob,” 84, 86, 88, 91, 92, 106, 107, 109

  Owens, Bill, 107

  Pacific Island states, 263, 270, 271, 299

  Packer, George, 302

  Pakistan, 301, 310, 389, 396

  Pale, 106

  Palestine, 302, 352

  Panetta, Leon, 329, 331

  Pa Nguon Teang, 267

  Papandreou, George, 98, 99

  Papua New Guinea, 299

  Pardew, Jim, 82, 88, 93, 96, 97, 106

  Paris, 83, 85–87, 91, 93, 95, 298

  Park Chung Hee, 192

  Pashko, Gramoz, 48

  Pashko, Mimoza, 48

  Patriot Act, 242

  Paulson, Hank, 257

  Pavis, Ian, 323, 388

  Peace Corps, 6, 8, 19–30, 32, 35, 152, 248, 250–51, 258, 317, 324

  Peje, 132

  Pentagon, 71, 162, 184, 197, 204, 286, 296, 310, 361, 395

  Perina, Rudy, 122

  Perkins, Dave, 340, 345

  Persian Gulf War, 189

  Persians, 396

  Peru, 335

  Peruvian contract guards, 324, 325–26, 335, 408n

  Peters, Winston, 271–72

  Petraeus, David, 304, 306, 313, 324, 336, 343, 345–46, 350, 358, 382, 383, 411n

  Petraeus/Crocker testimony, 320

  Petritsch, Wolfgang, 129, 150–51, 154–56

  Philippines, 203, 263

  Phnom Penh, 264–65

  Pickering, Tom, 163–64

  Poland, 260, 267, 349

  democratization of, 42–43, 44, 45, 183, 317, 321

  Hill as ambassador to, 179, 181–89, 198, 200–201

  Hill in, 4, 36, 40–42

  NATO joined by, 54, 186

  Polidoro, Evelyn, 291, 295, 298

  Polish language, 40

  Pollack, Kenneth, 349

  Popal, Mustafa, 339

  Popieluszko, Jerzy, 41

  Port-au-Prince, 17

  Powell, Colin, 7, 47, 199–202, 203, 304, 306

  Prichard, Jeff “JoBu,” 8, 9–10, 11

  Pristina, 134, 135, 137, 138, 139, 142, 153, 155, 177, 181, 399

  Provincial Council, 1, 3

  Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs), 271, 295, 296, 337, 340, 369

  Pyongyang, 38, 229, 230, 254, 259, 260, 261, 279, 281, 283, 287, 289

  Qadhafi, Muammar, 63

  Qatar, 376

  Racak massacre, 147, 149

  Raday (bus driver), 14

  Rambouillet, 148, 150, 152–53

  Rambouillet Accords, 148–55, 156, 237

  Randt, Clark T. “Sandy,” 212–13, 219, 220, 233, 240

  Rapaczynski, Wanda, 183

  Reagan, Ronald, 41, 45, 55, 58

  Reagan administration, 268

  Rebholz, Jason, 190

  Redman, Chuck, 68

  Reed, Jack, 314

  Reeker, Phil, 129, 134, 135, 141, 145, 148, 150, 152–53, 156, 157, 161, 162, 163, 399

  Regiments of Promised Day, 11

  Republican Guard Palace, 338

  Rhode Island, 312

  Rice, Condoleezza, 186, 194, 199, 208, 293, 297, 306, 335–36

  ASEAN Regional Forum missed by, 264

  Berlin meetings and, 253, 254–55

  Cheney and, 273–74, 276–78

  Hill’s EAP appointment and, 195–97, 202

  on New Zealand, 270, 271–72

  and Six Party Talks, 210–13, 215, 218–22, 227, 229, 230, 233, 236–39, 247–50, 256–59, 273–74, 276–77, 281, 284, 287–88, 290

  Richardson, Bill, 126

  Ricks, Tom, 302

  Ri Gun, 210–11, 284, 289

  Robson, John, 50–51

  Roebuck, Bill, 339, 377

  Rohde, David, 110

  Roh Moo Hyun, 203–4, 206, 207, 209

  Roma, 173, 175, 317

  Romania, 261

  Rome, 177

  Rong Chhun, 267

  Rose, Michael, 70

  Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana, 224–25

  Ross, Dennis, 360

  Rubin, Jamie, 148, 150, 151–52, 154, 156

  Rugova, Ibrahim, 122, 124, 128–29, 132–33, 138–39, 142–44, 149, 152, 154, 177

  Ruli, Genc, 48

  Rumaila oil field, 377, 379

  Rumsfeld, Donald, 7, 187, 197, 200, 269

  conservatism of, 235

  on Iraq, 345–46

  on North Korea, 259–60

  Poland visit of, 198–99

  on South Korea, 204

  Rusk, Dean, 196

  Russia, 130–31, 151, 222–23, 236, 242, 247, 257, 380, 396

  Russian Far Eastern Bank, 257

  Russian Federation, 210

  Rwanda, 130

  Ryerson, Bill, 49

  Sacirbey, Muhamed “Mo,” 62, 86, 103–4

  Sadr, Muqtada al-, 1, 386

  Sadr City, 325, 383

  Sadrists, 346, 374, 375, 377

  Sainovic, Nikola, 149–50

  Salah, Barham, 378–79

  Samarrai, Iyad, 365

  Sanchez, Ricardo, 344, 345

  Sarajevo, 67, 70, 78–80, 86, 105–9, 113, 115, 349

  Sasae, Kenichiro, 209, 226–27

  Saturday Night Live, 164

  Saudi Arabia, 309,
339, 361

  Schmierer, Rick, 302–3

  Schork, Kurt, 135–36

  Search for Common Ground, 314

  Secret Service, U.S., 241, 243

  Security Agreement (SA), 4

  Sedney, David, 251

  Sekulovska, Biljana, 162, 164

  Self-Reliance Tower, 261

  Senate, U.S., 5, 115–16, 225, 300, 304, 305, 309, 314–17

  Armed Services Committee of, 310

  Foreign Relations Committee of, 309, 315

  Seoul, 42, 189, 195, 196, 202, 206, 207, 246, 260, 383

  September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, 187, 203, 242, 394

  Serbia, 52–53, 97, 120, 121, 127, 148, 156, 166–70, 178, 399

  Serbian Orthodox Church, 89

  Serbo-Croatian language, 32

  Serbs, 373

  Bosnian, 53, 57, 65, 68–71, 73, 86–90, 102–11, 349, 400

  Bosnian conflict and, 69, 73, 82, 113, 114

  Croatian, 53, 57, 178

  history of, 120–21

  and Kosovo conflict, 123–31, 133–36, 138–45, 147–49, 151, 153–56, 159, 167, 169, 171–74, 177

  in Yugoslavia, 94

  Shahristani, Hussain al-, 378, 379–80, 386

  Shala, Blerim, 135

  Shanghai, 395

  Shanghai Accords, 253, 395

  Shell, 380

  Shelton, Hugh, 345

  Shenyang, 317

  Shia Arabs, 337, 355

  Shia Iraqis, 376

  Shia Islam, 2, 197, 303, 337, 339, 346, 349, 354–55, 356, 358, 361–62, 366–68, 372–77, 383, 385, 386, 396, 397-98

  Shield, Dan, 214, 215

  Shuler, Heath, 59

  Sidereas, Evyenia, 339

  Sierra Leone, 136

  Silajdzic, Haris, 107–8, 110, 161

  Sinbad, 114

  Singapore, 203, 206, 284–85

  Siwiec, Marek, 188

  Six Party Talks, 37, 195, 196, 206–8, 210–11, 215, 219, 220, 223, 224, 226, 227, 232, 234, 242, 243, 246–47, 250–51, 273, 277, 279, 281, 283, 287, 288, 290, 293, 295, 311, 395

  Skanderbeg, George, 120

  Skopje, 33, 37, 93, 95–99, 102, 117–19, 126, 128, 139, 154, 157–67, 172, 173, 327, 399

  U.S. Embassy in, 117, 129, 158–66, 169, 332, 349

  Skopje International Airport, 168, 169

  Skupstina, 156, 157

  Slavic languages, 112

  Slotta, Greg, 158, 163, 165

  Slovenia, 35, 47, 52–53, 137

  Smith, Anton, 171

  Smith, Rupert, 70, 79, 87

  social media, 394

  Sohn, “Mike” (Myong Hyun), 192–93, 194, 206

  Solarz, Stephen, 42–43, 393

  Solidarity movement, 40, 41, 43, 44, 183, 317

  Song Minsoon, 206–7, 223, 227, 229, 230, 238

  Southeast Asia, 263–64

  see also specific countries

  South Korea, 37, 42, 231, 257, 259, 260, 263, 285, 286, 290, 307, 311, 317, 318, 327, 380, 381, 383–84

  Hill as ambassador to, 189–96, 199, 202, 293

  Hill as economic officer in, 42, 212

  1988 Summer Olympics in, 42

  press of, 233, 234, 238

  in Six Party Talks, 208–9

  tension between Japan and, 226–27, 229

  U.S. relations with, 203–4, 205–6, 222, 230, 242, 293, 395

  Soviet Union, 4, 34, 36, 45, 48, 52, 54, 58, 78, 117, 186, 197, 239, 395, 396

  Special Forces, U.S., 189

  Srebrenica massacre, 68, 73, 114, 147

  Srpska Republic, 102

  Stalin, Joseph, 57

  “Star-Spangled Banner,” 186

  State Department, U.S., 30, 31, 35, 54, 180, 213, 218–19, 299, 312, 326, 360, 390

  Arabists at, 355

  Balkans and, 59, 78, 112, 113, 129, 152

  Clinton at, 291, 300–301, 335–36, 357, 388, 409n

  Congressional Office, 116

  country desks at, 307

  Diplomatic Security (DS) Bureau, 304–5

  Greek office of, 96

  Human Resources Bureau, 336, 337

  Illicit Activities Initiative, 243

  Iraq and, 5, 7, 296–97, 316, 335–36, 338, 347–48, 353–54, 357–58, 361, 380

  lawyers for, 5

  Macedonia’s official name and, 117–19

  military and, 382–83, 395

  North Korea and, 224, 225, 241–42, 275–76, 312

  Operations Center, 10–11, 39, 43, 61, 67, 79, 80, 81, 161, 162, 249

  Poland and, 36, 44

  Policy Planning Staff, 39–40

  Powell at, 199–200, 202

  Rice at, 202, 213, 335–36

  see also East Asian and Pacific Affairs Bureau (EAP); European Bureau (EUR); Near Eastern Affairs Bureau (NEA)

  Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA), 4

  Steinberg, James, 294, 360

  Stenkovac camp, 173, 179, 317, 399–400

  Stephens, Kathleen, 212, 246, 311

  Stockholm syndrome, 337

  Stonecipher, Charlie, 160, 162, 167–68, 174, 175

  Strategic Framework Agreement (SFA), 3–5, 350

  Sulaimani, Qasim, 384

  Sulehaddin, 387

  Sulemaniyah, 330–31, 385

  Sung Kim, 252–53, 256, 260, 280, 283, 285, 287–88, 289

  Sunni Arabs, 302, 355, 375, 396

  Sunni Awakening, 249

  Sunni Islam, 277, 303, 339, 344, 348, 355, 356, 362, 365–68, 370, 373, 385, 386, 388, 396, 397-98

  Sunni-Shia divide, 346, 354–56, 374, 397-98

  Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI), 377

  Surroi, Veton, 135, 138, 154–55, 177

  Sweet, Adele, 50

  Sweet, Robert, 49–50, 340–41

  Swigert, Jim, 163–64

  Switzerland, 317

  Sydney, 274

  Syria, 274, 280, 355, 358, 359, 386, 396, 397

  Szmajdzinski, Jerzy, 187

  Taiwan, 220

  Talabani, Jalal, 327, 328, 329–31, 366, 377, 384, 385, 397

  Talbott, Strobe, 76, 80, 81, 86, 104, 119, 168–72, 318, 389

  Tallil Air Base, 1, 8, 10, 11

  Teresa, Mother, 46–47, 316

  Thaci, Hashim, 151–52, 154, 177

  Thailand, 263

  Thessaloniki, 94

  Tiko, 20, 23, 251

  Timti, Mr., 23

  Tirana, 46, 48, 49, 123

  U.S. Embassy in, 332

  Tito (Josip Broz), 15, 16, 33, 34, 36, 94, 97, 121, 137, 138

  To End a War (Holbrooke), 109

  Tokyo, 260, 286

  Tole, 27

  Tole Tea Estate, 26, 27, 29

  Credit Union, 29

  Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, 186

  Ton Ton Macoutes (TTM), 17

  Total oil, 380

  Trading with the Enemy Act, 285, 287

  Trajkovski, Boris, 169, 171

  Treasury Department, U.S., 241–42, 243, 252, 335, 336

  Triple Canopy, 410n

  Tripoli, 339

  Truffaut, François, 328

  Tudjman, Franjo, 91, 373, 374

  Turkey, 93, 107, 197, 388

  Turks, 97, 121

  Tuzla, 68, 73, 113, 114

  Twitter, 394

  Uganda, 335

  Ulan Bator, 257, 259

  United Nations, 94, 112, 116, 117, 125, 177, 259, 332, 368

  Balkan arms embargo of, 65–66, 68

  Holbrooke as U.S. representative to, 74, 112

  logistics and complications of, 62–64

  Macedonia and, 171–72

  trade sanctions against Yugoslavia by, 122–23

  troops in Bosnia from, 69–70, 72–73, 87, 95

  United Nations Charter, 69, 394

  United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), 56, 59, 62–63

  United Nations Security Council, 69, 130, 201

  Powell’s speech to, 201

  Resolution 1199 of, 140, 142

  Resolution 1695 of, 247

  UNPROF
OR, 69, 70–72, 79

  uranium enrichment program (UEP), 254

  U.S.-Iraqi Security Agreement, 362

  Vail, Professor, 25

  Vance, Cyrus, 84, 94–95, 96, 98

  Vanuatu, 248–51

  Vatican, 177

  Vedrine, Hubert, 130

  Vietnam War, 264, 346

  Vlora, 123

  Vodno, Mount, 99

  Vojvodina, 105, 121

  Walesa, Lech, 43, 45

  Walker, Bill, 146, 147

  Walker, Richard “Dixie,” 42, 43, 192

  Walker, Steve, 59

  Warner, John, 311

  Warsaw, 40, 41, 44, 181–83, 184, 185–86, 188, 198, 206, 319, 349, 390

  Warsaw Pact, 131, 137

  Warsaw University, 186

  Washington, D.C., 38, 58, 71, 86, 91–92, 179–80, 195, 201, 210, 227, 271, 361

  Washington, Don, 190

  Washington Post, 149, 280, 314

  Weatherford International, 377

  Wellington, 269–71

  White House Situation Room, 76, 248, 259, 274, 275, 322, 336

  Wilson, Jim, 21–22

  Wolfe, Duane, 356

  Wolfowitz, Paul, 130, 184, 188, 197, 235

  Woodward, Bob, 302

  World Affairs Council, 309

  World Bank, 286

  World War I, 20

  World War II, 16, 34, 43, 57, 70, 73, 89, 105, 121, 341

  Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, 104, 109, 122

  Wu Dawei, 207–9, 213, 219, 222, 228–29, 230–32, 237, 240, 242, 247, 256–57, 288

  Xosia, Rexep, 139

  Yang Xiyu, 214

  Yongbyon, 256, 257, 259

  Yongbyon plutonium site, 254, 256, 257, 259, 275, 279, 281, 284, 285, 287

  Yugoslavia, 15, 16, 32–34, 36, 52–53, 57, 65, 88–89, 94, 103, 104, 113, 117, 121, 123, 137, 138, 140, 144, 150, 159, 394

  Yugoslav national army (JNA), 137, 145

  Zagreb, 79, 91

  Zebari, Hoshyar, 327–28, 329, 331, 364–65, 370

  Zelikow, Philip, 249–50

  Zerolis, John, 41

  Zetkulic, Jack, 76

  Zinni, Anthony, 309–11, 314

  Zoellick, Bob, 264

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