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1816:"S. Hrg. 110-490 - Iraq: The Crocker-Petraeus Report"
1822:. U.S. Government Printing Office. 11 September 2007
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1332:(New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1993), page 104.
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1048:Defense Distinguished Civilian Service Awards
692:After graduating from college, he joined the
388:September 7, 1994 – December 4, 1997
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1761:"A Diplomat Who Loves the Really Tough Jobs"
1054:in 2012. He also holds the State Department
858:Bush School of Government and Public Service
436:November 29, 1990 – August 14, 1993
2837:Ambassadors of the United States to Lebanon
981:Report to Congress on the Situation in Iraq
823:four-star flag officer in the U.S. military
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1951:at the United States Department of State
1261:"Crocker: A modern 'Lawrence of Arabia'"
1211:Department of State Superior Honor Award
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1040:Presidential Distinguished Service Award
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175:January 2, 2002 – April 3, 2002
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1006:On August 14, 2012, he was arrested in
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1994:'Failed' American envoy to leave Iraq
1743:"West Point Association of Graduates"
1259:Slavin, Barbara (10 September 2007).
1213:with two gold award stars (3 awards)
334:June 6, 1999 – June 30, 2001
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1068:American Foreign Service Association
272:United States Ambassador to Pakistan
2877:Alumni of University College Dublin
2036:United States Ambassador to Lebanon
1895:Clouse, Thomas (22 November 2012).
1472:Journal, National (27 April 2011).
1295:georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov
1206:Department of State Award for Valor
424:United States Ambassador to Lebanon
2063:United States Ambassador to Kuwait
1501:; Ambinder, Marc (26 April 2011).
742:1983 United States Embassy bombing
376:United States Ambassador to Kuwait
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1985:collected news and commentary at
1759:Wright, Robin (11 January 2007).
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925:Soldier: The Life of Colin Powell
322:United States Ambassador to Syria
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895:Broadcasting Board of Governors
1867:Heil, Emily (24 August 2012).
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956:Testimony before U.S. Congress
913:United States Military Academy
869:U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan
867:in April 2011 to serve as the
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1183:Presidential Medal of Freedom
969:U.S. House of Representatives
962:Multi-National Forces in Iraq
694:United States Foreign Service
583:Presidential Medal of Freedom
579:United States Foreign Service
551:Presidential Medal of Freedom
27:American diplomat (born 1949)
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2083:Christopher W.S. Ross
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992:civil rights movement
967:testified before the
909:Sylvanus Thayer Award
581:. A recipient of the
555:Sylvanus Thayer Award
357:Christopher W.S. Ross
2046:Mark Gregory Hambley
2029:John Thomas McCarthy
1511:. Washington, D.C.:
873:United States Senate
839:ambassador to the UN
749:Princeton University
651:Crocker was born in
471:Mark Gregory Hambley
459:John Thomas McCarthy
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2330:and Plenipotentiary
2272:Envoy Extraordinary
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2185:Christopher R. Hill
2100:Theodore H. Kattouf
1926:2001-2009.state.gov
1873:The Washington Post
1847:2001-2009.state.gov
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1555:on 26 November 2011
653:Spokane, Washington
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265:Christopher R. Hill
163:James B. Cunningham
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1988:The New York Times
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1585:on 3 December 2013
1383:2013-01-21 at the
1328:George P. Shultz,
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673:English literature
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