William Pierce Rogers State of Residency: Maryland Appointment: Jan 21, 1969 Entry on Duty: Jan 22, 1969 Termination of Appointment: Sep 3, 1973 Presidency: Nixon

As Secretary of State

• Promoted a cease-fire in the Middle East in 1970 which lasted unitl the 1973 war

• Dealt with problems of security and cooperation in Europe

• Signed the Vietnam peace agreement

Foreign Travels of Secretary of State William Pierce Rogers

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Born: June 23, 1913
Died:
Married: Adele Langston
Education: Colgate University; Cornell University
Occupation: Public Official

Government Positions

• Assistant District Attorney of New York County 1938-1942 and 1946-1947

• Served In the United States Navy 1942-1946

• Chief Counsel to the U.S. Senate Special committee to Investigate the National Defense Program 1947-1948

• Chief counsel to the Senate Investigations Subcommittee of the Executive Expenditures Committee 1948-1950

• Deputy Attorney General

• Attorney General 1957-1961

• Served as member of the U.S. delegation to the U.N. 20th General Assembly in 1965

• Member of the President's National commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice 1965-1967

• U.S. representative to the United Nations in 1967

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