Cyrus Vance
Politician
1917 – 2002
Who was Cyrus Vance?
Cyrus Roberts Vance was an American lawyer and United States Secretary of State under President Jimmy Carter from 1977 to 1980. Prior to that position he was the Secretary of the Army and the Deputy Secretary of Defense.
As Secretary of State, Vance approached foreign policy with an emphasis on negotiation over conflict and a special interest in arms reduction. In April 1980, Vance resigned in protest of Operation Eagle Claw, the secret mission to rescue American hostages in Iran. He was succeeded in the position by Edmund Muskie.
Vance was the cousin of 1924 Democratic presidential candidate and lawyer John W. Davis. He was the father of Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Jr.
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- Born
- Mar 27, 1917
Clarksburg - Children
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Yale University
- Yale Law School
- Kent School
- Lived in
- New York City
- Died
- Jan 12, 2002
New York City - Resting place
- Arlington National Cemetery
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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