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Who is Richard Haass?
Richard Haass is an author, media personality, and diplomat. Richard Haass has appeared as himself in dozens of TV shows and documentaries since 1996. Richard has also worked as a consultant for NBC News. Aside from that, he hosted the New York Times’ online international affairs forum.
Early Life and Childhood
Richard Haass was born on July 28, 1951, in New York City, New York, United States of America. Richard is seventy years old.
Marcella (née Rosenthal) was his father, and Irving B. Haass was his mother.
Marcella was a securities analyst and partner at investment firm David J. Greene & Co. The investigation into Richard’s siblings is currently underway.
Education Details
Richard Haass received his high school diploma in 1069 after graduating from Roslyn High School.
He then went on to Oberlin College, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in 1973. Richard attended Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar. While there, he studied and earned a master’s and a doctorate in 1978.
Professional Career
Haass has written and edited thirteen books on American foreign policy. One of them is a management book.
Richard published The World: A Brief Introduction in 2020. Penguin Press published the book.
Richard has been the president of the Council on Foreign Relations, an independent and nonpartisan nonprofit organization, since July 2003.
CFR is an American think tank that focuses on US foreign policy and international relations. It was established in 1921. Prior to that, he was the Director of Policy Planning for the US Department of State.
Richard was also a close advisor to Secretary of State Colin Powell.
This role earned him the Distinguished Service Award from the State Department. Mitchell Reiss succeeded Richard as a special envoy at the end of 2003.
The latter returned to Northern Ireland in late 2013, to serve as the chair of inter-party talks whose aim was to address some of the unresolved issues from the peace process including parades, flags, and “the past”.
Richard was approved as a candidate for the position of ambassador by the Senate. He served as the United States’ Coordinator for Afghanistan’s Future.
Richard took over as the United States Special Envoy for Northern Ireland from George J. Mitchell. His role is to aid the Northern Ireland peace process.
On October 4, 2017, Richard called for U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to resign.
He criticized the Biden administration’s withdrawal from Afghanistan as “America-first unilateralism in practice,” indicating that Biden “did so in a Trumpian way, consulting minimally with others and leaving NATO allies scrambling.”
Net Worth and Salary
Richard Haass has an estimated net worth of $15 million.
Relationship Status
Richard Haass is married to Susan Mercandetti, a lovely woman. The couple has two children, who live in New York City.
Body Measurements
He stands taller than average. Richard has a height of 5 ft 10 in ( Approx 1.78m).
Social Media
His Twitter handle is @RichardHaass.
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Trivia
- Richard is a journalist and diplomat from the United States.
- Since 1996, he has appeared as himself in dozens of TV shows and documentaries.
- Richard was born on July 28, 1951, in New York City, New York, USA.
- He is married to Susan Mercandetti, a lovely woman. The couple has two children, who live in New York City.
- Richard has a height of 5 ft 10 in ( Approx 1.78m).
