- 12/11/10 08:31 PM ET
President Obama said Saturday night that he phoned ailing Ambassador Richard Holbrooke's wife, Kati, and told her he is praying for Holbrooke.
The former ambassador and Obama's special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan was in critical condition after surgery Saturday morning to repair a torn aorta.
In a statement Saturday night, the president called Holbrooke "a towering figure in American foreign policy, a critical member of my Afghanistan and Pakistan team, and a tireless public servant who has won the admiration of the American people and people around the world." The former ambassador and Obama's special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan was in critical condition after surgery Saturday morning to repair a torn aorta.
"I know that Secretary Clinton, Admiral Mullen, Tom Donilon and other members of our team have been with him at George Washington hospital, and we continue to pray for his recovery, and support his family in this difficult time," Obama said.
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