Lawrence Eagleburger

Lawrence Eagleburger
Portrait, c. 1992
62nd United States Secretary of State
In office December 8, 1992 – January 20, 1993 (Acting: August 23, 1992 – December 8, 1992)
President	George H. W. Bush
Preceded by	James Baker
Succeeded by	Warren Christopher
10th United States Deputy Secretary of State
In office March 20, 1989 – December 8, 1992
President	George H. W. Bush
Preceded by	John C. Whitehead
Succeeded by	Clifton R. Wharton Jr.
Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
In office February 12, 1982 – May 1, 1984
President	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Walter Stoessel
Succeeded by	Michael Armacost
Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs
In office May 14, 1981 – January 26, 1982
President	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	George S. Vest
Succeeded by	Richard Burt
United States Ambassador to Yugoslavia
In office June 21, 1977 – January 24, 1981
President	Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Laurence Silberman
Succeeded by	David Anderson
Personal details
Born	Lawrence Sidney Eagleburger (1930-08-01)August 1, 1930 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died	June 4, 2011(2011-06-04) (aged 80) Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.
Resting place	Arlington National Cemetery
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Marlene Heinemann ​ ​ (m. 1966; died 2010)​
Children	3
Education	University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point University of Wisconsin–Madison (BA, MA)
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1952–1954
Rank	First lieutenant

Lawrence Sidney Eagleburger (August 1, 1930 – June 4, 2011) was an American statesman and career diplomat, who served briefly as the secretary of state under President George H. W. Bush from December 1992 to January 1993, one of the shortest terms in modern history. Previously, he had served in lesser capacities under Presidents Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, and Ronald Reagan, and as deputy secretary of state to James Baker under George H. W. Bush. Eagleburger is the only career Foreign Service Officer to have served as secretary of state.^[1] He was also Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (international security affairs) from January to May 1973.