Richard Haass
| Richard N. Haass | |
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| United States Special Envoy for Northern Ireland | |
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In office February 6, 2001 – June 20, 2003 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | George Mitchell |
| Succeeded by | Mitchell Reiss |
| Director of Policy Planning | |
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In office February 6, 2001 – June 20, 2003 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Morton Halperin |
| Succeeded by | Mitchell Reiss |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Richard Nathan Haass July 28, 1951 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Susan Mercandetti (1990–present) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater |
Oberlin College (BA) Wadham College, Oxford (MPhil, D.Phil) |
| Awards | Secretary's Distinguished Service Award |
Richard Nathan Haass (born July 28, 1951) is an American diplomat. He has been president of the Council on Foreign Relations since July 2003, prior to which he was Director of Policy Planning for the United States Department of State and a close advisor to Secretary of State Colin Powell. The Senate approved Haass as a candidate for the position of ambassador and he has been U.S. Coordinator for the Future of Afghanistan. He succeeded George J. Mitchell as the United States Special Envoy for Northern Ireland to help the peace process in Northern Ireland, for which he received the State Department's Distinguished Service Award. At the end of 2003, Mitchell Reiss succeeded him as special envoy. In late 2013, Haass returned to Northern Ireland to chair inter-party talks aimed at addressing some of the unresolved issues from the peace process such as parades, flags and "the past".
Haass was born in Brooklyn, the son of Marcella (née Rosenthal) and Irving B. Haass. His family is Jewish. From 1989 to 1993, Haass was Special Assistant to United States President George H. W. Bush and National Security Council Senior Director for Near East and South Asian Affairs. In 1991, Haass received the Presidential Citizens Medal for helping to develop and explain U.S. policy during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. Previously, he served in various posts in the Department of State (1981–85) and the Department of Defense (1979–80).
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