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Monday, June 6, 2011

Former Secretary of State Lawrence Eagleburger Dies at 80

Former Secretary of State Lawrence Eagleburger Dies - FoxNews.com



(Wikipedia) Lawrence Sidney Eagleburger (August 1, 1930 - June 4, 2011) died Saturday.  He was 80 years ago.  Eagleburger served as the United States Secretary of State during the last year of George H.W. Bush presidency.  Eagleburger was tapped to replace James Baker, the previous Secretary of State under George H.W. Bush, who became Bush's campaign manager in 1992 to help in Bush's unsuccessful bid to win re-election as president.  Eagleburger was a former career diplomat and he served in lesser capacities under former presidents Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, and George H.W. Bush.  Eagleburger is the only career foreign service officer to have served as the United States Secretary of State.  To learn more about the life of former Secretary of State Lawrence Eagleburger, click on the above link at FoxNews.com. 

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