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Also known as Warren Minor Christopher

U.S. Secretary of State (1925-2011)

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  • 22nd annual Bernard Brodie Lecture on the conditions of peace delivered by former Secretary of State Warren Christopher, January 23, 2002
  • Preventive diplomacy and preventive defense in South Asia
  • American hostages in Iran
  • National War Powers Commission report
  • Random harvest

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Person
Country
US
Active from
1983-11-17

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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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Warren Christopher
date of birth
1925-10-17
date of death
2011-03-18
name in native language
Warren Minor Christopher
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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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