Richard Williamson, President George W. Bush’s special envoy to Sudan from 2008 to 2009 and nonresident senior fellow with Brookings, passed away December 8, 2013. He was 64. Williamson was a partner in the law firm of Winston & Strawn, but also served as a U.S. diplomat and aide to three Republican presidents.
Read a tribute to Richard Williamson, written by Michael O’Hanlon.