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Lawrence Eagleburger

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Also known as Lawrence Sidney Eagleburger

American statesman and diplomat (1930-2011)

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  • American role in NATO
  • An agenda to promote inter-American cooperation
  • Indochina refugee situation
  • A new partnership for tomorrow's diplomacy
  • The OAS and the crisis in Panama

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  • I think Scowcroft has done us all a great favor by his article saying don't do it. My own personal view is that basically General Scowcroft is correct. Unless the president can make a very compelling case that Saddam Hussein has his finger on a weapon of mass destruction and is about ready to use it, I do not think that now is the time to go to war against Saddam Hussein.

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President
George H. W. Bush
Preceded by
James Baker
Succeeded by
Warren Christopher
Born
Lawrence Sidney Eagleburger , ( 1930-08-01 ) August 1, 1930, Milwaukee , Wisconsin, U.S.
Died
June 4, 2011 (2011-06-04) (aged 80), Charlottesville, Virginia , U.S.
Resting place
Arlington National Cemetery
Party
Republican
Spouse
Marlene Heinemann ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1966 ; died 2010 ) ​
Education
University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point , University of Wisconsin–Madison ( BA , MA )
Allegiance
United States
Branch service
United States Army
Years of service
1952–1954
Rank
First lieutenant

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Lawrence Sidney Eagleburger (August 1, 1930 – June 4, 2011) was an American statesman and career diplomat who served briefly as the secretary of state under President George H. W. Bush from December 1992 to January 1993, one of the shortest terms in modern history. Previously, he had served in lesser capacities under Presidents Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, and Ronald Reagan, and as deputy secretary of state to James Baker under George H. W. Bush. Eagleburger is the only career Foreign Service Officer to have served as secretary of state. He was also Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (international security affairs) from January to May 1973. As a career member of the United States Senior Foreign Service, he attained the rank of Career Ambassador on April 12, 1984.

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