AHI Letter to Chairman Jesse Helms Raises Concerns About Nomination of Richard Holbrooke as U.S. Permanent Representative at the United Nations

On June 16, 1999 the American Hellenic Institute sent a letter to Chairman Jesse Helms of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee raising concerns about the nomination of Mr. Richard Holbrooke as U.S. Permanent Representative at the United Nations. A copy is attached.

The letter details four principal areas of concern about Mr. Holbrooke:

1. His commitment to the rule of law and its impartial application;
2. His identification of the true nature of the Cyprus problem as one of Turkish aggression and illegal occupation;
3. His acceptance of the territorial status quo in the Aegean as defined by international law; and
4. His willingness to apply international law and American values to Turkey's abuses of human rights.