Cyrus Vance
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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 wa
Vance in 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, 1979
Henry Kissinger
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Henry Alfred Kissinger was an American diplomat, political scientist, and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 7th national security advisor from 1969 to 1975 and as the 56th
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…in 1977 57th United States Secretary of State In office January 20, 1977 – April 28, 1980 President Jimmy Carter Deputy Warren Christopher Preceded by Henry Kissinger Succeeded by Edmund Muskie 11th United States Deputy Secretary of Defense In office January 28, 1964 – June 30, 1967 President Lyndon B. Johnson Preceded…
Official portrait, c. 1973
Portrait of Kissinger as a Harvard senior in 1950
Kissinger being sworn in as Secretary of State by Chief Justice Warren Burger, September 22, 1973. Kissinger's mother, Paula, holds the Bible as President Nixon looks on.
Kissinger, shown here with Zhou Enlai and Mao Zedong, negotiated rapprochement with China.