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Warren Christopher
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U.S. Secretary of State (1925-2011)
Key facts
- President
- Bill Clinton
- Deputy
- Clifton R. Wharton Jr. , Strobe Talbott
- Preceded by
- Lawrence Eagleburger
- Succeeded by
- Madeleine Albright
- Born
- Warren Minor Christopher , ( 1925-10-27 ) October 27, 1925, Scranton, North Dakota , U.S.
- Died
- March 18, 2011 (2011-03-18) (aged 85), Los Angeles , California, U.S.
- Resting place
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- Party
- Democratic
- Spouses
- Joan Southgate Workman ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. June 14, 1949</span>"}]]}'>1949 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1955 ) Marie Wyllis ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1956 )
- Education
- University of Redlands , University of Southern California ( BA ), Stanford University ( LLB )
- Allegiance
- United States
- Branch service
- United States Navy
- Years of service
- 1942–1946
- Rank
- Ensign
- Battles wars
- World War II
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Scranton
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- lawyer
- Position held
- United States Secretary of State
- Educated at
- Hollywood High School
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Methodism
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- United States Navy
- Image
- Warren Christopher.jpg
- Work location
- Los Angeles
- Residence
- Century City
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- place of burial
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- Commons category
- Warren Christopher
- date of birth
- 1925-10-17
- date of death
- 2011-03-18
- cause of death
- bladder cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- member of
- American Philosophical Society
- name in native language
- Warren Minor Christopher
- clerked for
- William O. Douglas
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Encyclopedic overview
Warren Minor Christopher (October 27, 1925 – March 18, 2011) was an American statesman, attorney, diplomat, and United States Navy officer who served as the 63rd United States secretary of state from 1993 to 1997.
Born in Scranton, North Dakota, Christopher clerked for Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas after graduating from Stanford Law School. He became a partner in the firm of O'Melveny & Myers and served as Deputy Attorney General from 1967 to 1969 under President Lyndon B. Johnson. He served as Deputy Secretary of State under President Jimmy Carter, holding that position from 1977 to 1981. In 1991, he chaired the Christopher Commission, which investigated the Los Angeles Police Department in the wake of the Rodney King incident.
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