Cyrus Vance
United States Secretary of State from 1977 to 1980 (1917-2002) · United States · On the map · Politicians · Died at 84
Cyrus Roberts Vance was an American lawyer and diplomat who served as the 57th United States Secretary of State under President Jimmy Carter from 1977 to 1980. Prior to serving in that position, he was the United States Deputy Secretary of Defense in the Johnson administration.
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Vance talks with President Carter on the White House lawn, March 1977
The Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi meeting with Alfred Leroy Atherton, William H. Sullivan, Vance, President Jimmy Carter, and Zbigniew Brzezinski in 1977
Vance working to free hostages in the State Department Operations Center, 1979Awards
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During the Kennedy administration he was Secretary of the Army and General Counsel of the Department of Defense.
