Cyrus Vance | |
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| 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 by | Roswell Gilpatric |
| Succeeded by | Paul Nitze |
| 7th United States Secretary of the Army | |
| In office July 5, 1962 – January 21, 1964 | |
| President | John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | Elvis Jacob Stahr Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Ailes |
| General Counsel of the Department of Defense | |
| In office January 29, 1961 – June 30, 1962 | |
| President | John F. Kennedy |
| Preceded by | Vincent Burke |
| Succeeded by | John McNaughton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Cyrus Roberts Vance March 27, 1917 Clarksburg, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | January 12, 2002 (aged 84) New York City, U.S. |
| Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Gay Sloane (m. 1947) |
| Children | 5, including Cyrus Jr. |
| Relatives | John W. Davis (adoptive father) |
| Education | Yale University (BA, LLB) |
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| Military service | |
| Branch/service | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1942–1946 |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Unit | USS Hale (DD-642) |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Cyrus Roberts Vance (March 27, 1917 – January 12, 2002) was an American lawyer and United States Secretary of State under President Jimmy Carter from 1977 to 1980.[1] Prior to serving in that position, he was the United States Deputy Secretary of Defense in the Johnson administration. During the Kennedy administration he was Secretary of the Army and General Counsel of the Department of Defense.[2]
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, he resigned in protest of Operation Eagle Claw, the secret mission to rescue American hostages in Iran. He was succeeded by Edmund Muskie.
Vance was the cousin (and adoptive son) of 1924 Democratic presidential nominee and lawyer John W. Davis. He was the father of Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
obitwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Bell, William Gardner (1992). "Cyrus Roberts Vance". Secretaries of War and Secretaries of the Army: Portraits and Biographical Sketches. United States Army Center of Military History. Archived from the original on December 14, 2007. Retrieved September 22, 2007.