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Cyrus Roberts Vance
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As Secretary of State
Vance sought to secure a permanent arms-control agreement with the Soviet Union
Helped normalize U.S. relations with China
Active in attempting to settle differences between Isreal and its Arab neighbors
On April 28, he resigned as Secretary of State after his disagreements with President Cater over the unsuccessful attempt to free American hostages in Teheran
Foreign Travels of Secretary of State Cyrus Vance
Profile
Born: March 27, 1917
Died: January 12, 2002
Married: Grace Sloane
Education: Yale University; Yale Law School
Occupation: Lawyer
Government Positions
Served in the Navy during World War II
Consulting counsel for the Senate Special Committee on Space and Astronautics in 1958
General Counsel for Department of Defense 1961-1962
Secretary of the Army 1962-1964
Deputy Secretary of Defense 1964-1967
Special representative of the President in Korea
Negotiator at the Paris Peace Conference on Vietnam 1968-1969
He won the Medal of Freedom in 1969, was made an honorary knight by Britain's Queen Elizabeth in 1994 and was given France's Legion of Honor in 1993. In the early 1990's Vance along with Lord David Owen, participated in peace initiatives in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Notable Events
Previous Secretary of State: Henry Kissinger
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