Bill Clinton, who was US president during the Balkan conflicts in the 1990s, praised Holbrooke for his "passionate, brilliant service," saying he "saved lives, secured peace, and restored hope for countless people around the world".
Bil Klinton, koji je bio predsednik tokom balkanskih sukoba devedesetih, pohvalio je Holbruka za njegov „pasionirani, briljantni rad“, rekavši da je on „spasio živote, osigurao mir i ponovo pružio nadu ogromnom broju ljudi širom sveta“.