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Lawrence Eagleburger
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Lawrence Eagleburger
62nd United States Secretary of State
In office
December 8, 1992 – January 20, 1993
Acting Secretary, Aug. 23, 1992 – Dec. 8, 1992
President George H. W. Bush
Preceded by James Baker
Succeeded by Warren Christopher
10th United States Deputy Secretary of State
In office
January 20, 1989 – August 23, 1992
President George H. W. Bush
Preceded by John C. Whitehead
Succeeded by Clifton R. Wharton, Jr.
12th Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
In office
February 11, 1982 – May 1, 1984
President Ronald Reagan
Preceded by Walter J. Stoessel, Jr.
Succeeded by Michael Armacost
Personal details
Lawrence Sidney Eagleburger
Born
August 1, 1930

2. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
June 4, 2011 (aged 80)
Died
Charlottesville, Virginia
Political party Republican
Marlene Ann Heinemann
Spouse(s)
(m. 1966–2010, her death)
Lawrence Scott Eagleburger
Children Lawrence Andrew Eagleburger
Lawrence Jason Eagleburger[1]
University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point
Alma mater University of Wisconsin–Madison (B.A.,
M.A.)
Profession political analyst
Religion Lutheran
Signature
Military service
Service/branch United States Army
Years of service 1952–1954
Rank First Lieutenant
Lawrence Sidney Eagleburger (August 1, 1930 – June 4, 2011)[2] was an American statesman and former career
diplomat, who served briefly as the United States Secretary of State under President George H. W. Bush.
Previously, he had served in lesser capacities under Presidents Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, and
George H. W. Bush. Eagleburger is the only career Foreign Service Officer to have served as the United States
Secretary of State.[3]
Contents
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 1 Education and personal life
 2 Governmental career
 3 International Commission on Holocaust-Era Insurance Claims
 4 Stance on Middle Eastern conflict
 5 2008 Presidential election
 6 Death
 7 References
 8 Sources
 9 External links
[edit] Education and personal life
Eagleburger was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the son of Helen (née Van Ornum), an elementary school teacher,
and Leon Sidney Eagleburger, a physician. [4] He graduated from P J Jacobs High School in Stevens Point,
Wisconsin, then attended Stevens Point State College (now the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point), before
earning his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. During his time at
Wisconsin, he joined Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity. On May 6, 1995, he delivered the commencement address to the
1995 graduating class of James Madison University.[5]

3. He was formerly a member of the Board of Visitors at the College of William and Mary.
Eagleburger also served in the United States Army (1952–1954), attaining the rank of First Lieutenant.
He had three sons, all of whom are named Lawrence Eagleburger, though they have different middle names. [1] The
eldest is from his first marriage, which ended in divorce. The other two are from his second marriage, which was to
Marlene Heinemann from 1966 until her death in 2010. [6]
[edit] Governmental career
In 1957, Eagleburger joined the United States Foreign Service, and served in various posts in embassies,
consulates, and the Department of State. From 1961 to 1965 he served as a staffer at the U.S. Embassy in Belgrade,
Yugoslavia.
Starting in 1969, he served in the Nixon administration as an assistant to National Security Advisor Henry
Kissinger. He stayed in this appointment until 1971; thereafter he took on several positions, including advisor to
the U.S. Mission to North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Brussels, and, following Kissinger's
appointment as Secretary of State, a number of additional posts in the State Department.
Following Nixon's resignation, he briefly left government service, but was soon appointed as ambassador to
Yugoslavia by President Jimmy Carter, a post he held from 1977 to 1980.
In 1982, Reagan appointed him as Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs (the State Department's third-
ranking position), a position he held for several years. In 1989, President George H. W. Bush appointed him
Deputy Secretary of State (the Department's second-ranking position); he also served as the President's primary
advisor for affairs relating to the quickly disintegrating Yugoslavia. On August 23, 1992, James A. Baker resigned
as Secretary of State (to head up Bush's unsuccessful re-election campaign), and Eagleburger served as Acting
Secretary of State until Bush gave him a recess appointment for the remainder of the Bush administration.
His period as advisor for Yugoslavian affairs from 1989 to 1992 was highly controversial. He gained a reputation
for being a strong Serbian partisan, most controversially denying that Serbian paramilitaries and the Yugoslav
National Army had committed atrocities in the breakaway republic of Croatia. This perceived partisanship led the
European press to dub him Lawrence of Serbia[7] (a reference to Lawrence of Arabia).
In 1991, President Bush awarded him the Presidential Citizens Medal. He was a member of the board of directors
of the International Republican Institute.[8]
[edit] International Commission on Holocaust-Era Insurance Claims
Eagleburger became chairman of the International Commission on Holocaust Era Insurance Claims, or ICHEIC,
which was set up in 1998. The purpose of the Commission was to resolve unpaid Nazi-era insurance claims for
survivors of the Holocaust. In 2005, Eagleburger announced that the ICHEIC was offering approximately 16
million dollars to Holocaust victims and their heirs, noting as he did so the research ability of the ICHEIC staff
which allowed them to evaluate claims from companies which no longer existed. [9][clarification needed] In the years prior
to this there had been some controversy about the Commission, including reports that it was over-budgeted and too
slow, and that insurance companies which had previously agreed to work with the ICHEIC had failed to disclose
policyholder lists.[10] Eagleburger responded to these accusations by saying, among other things, that it was
difficult to work quickly when many of the claimants lacked basic information such as the name of the insurance
company involved.[11]
[edit] Stance on Middle Eastern conflict

4. After serving in the Foreign Service for 27 years, Eagleburger retained an interest in foreign policy and was a
familiar figure on current events talk shows. He caused some discussion with public comments about President
George W. Bush's foreign policy. In August 2002, Eagleburger questioned the timing of possible military action in
Iraq, saying, "I am not at all convinced now that this is something we have to do this very moment." [12] He did
indicate he believed that Iraqi regime change could be a legitimate U.S. endeavor at some point, but that at that
time he did not believe the administration was fully prepared for such a conflict. [13] In April 2003, following
warnings by the Bush administration to the government of Syria, Eagleburger condemned the possibility of
military action in Syria or Iran, saying that public opinion would not support such a move and that "If President
Bush were to try it now, even I would feel he should be skinned alive." [14]
On January 5, 2006, he participated in a meeting at the White House of former Secretaries of Defense and State to
discuss United States foreign policy with Bush administration officials. On November 10, 2006 it was announced
that he would replace Secretary of Defense designate Robert Gates in the Iraq Study Group.[15]
After the election of Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Eagleburger seemed to think that Iran was moving
in a direction which may at some point call for military action, saying in an interview that while "we should try
everything else we can first," at some point it would probably be necessary to use force to ensure that Iran did not
obtain or use nuclear weapons.[16]
He was Chairman of the Board of Trustees for The Forum for International Policy, and a member of the
Washington Institute for Near East Policy (WINEP) Board of Advisors.
[edit] 2008 Presidential election
Before Republican primaries, Eagleburger endorsed John McCain for President.[17] In an NPR interview on
October 30, 2008, he described McCain's running-mate Sarah Palin as "not prepared" for top office. He also stated
that many Vice Presidents have not been ready. [18] The next day, in an interview on Fox News, he retracted his
comments about Palin.[19]
On October 30, 2008, on the Fox News Channel, Eagleburger referred to Democratic presidential nominee Barack
Obama as a "charlatan", citing his fundraising methods and other aspects of his presidential campaign. [20]
[edit] Death
Eagleburger died of pneumonia at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville, Virginia. [21] He
was 80 and had lived outside Charlottesville since 1990. He is survived by his three sons. [6]
[edit] References
1. ^ a b "Biography of Lawrence Eagleburger". The American Academy of Diplomacy. August 17, 2009. Retrieved
2010-01-26.
2. ^ Bernard Gwertzman (June 4, 2011). "Lawrence Eagleburger, a Top Diplomat, Dies at 80". The New York Times.
3. ^ "Ex-Secretary of State Lawrence Eagleburger dies at 80". Associated Press (Politico). 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2011-
06-04.
4. ^ [1]
5. ^ "JMU Graduation Speakers"
6. ^ a b Telegraph obituary
7. ^ I Kathimerini, Ο «Λόρενς της Σερβίας» section
8. ^ International Republican Institute web site, accessed July 16, 2010.
9. ^ ICHEIC offers additional $16 million to holocaust era insurance claimaints, accessed May 31, 2006
10. ^ Webpage of Representative Henry Waxman, Justice delayed and justice denied, accessed May 31, 2006
11. ^ Holocaust insurance body blasted for not paying claims, accessed May 31, 2006

5. 12. ^ Eagleburger questions possible Iraqi move, accessed May 31, 2006
13. ^ Transcript: Lawrence Eagleburger on FNS, accessed May 31, 2006
14. ^ Bush’s call to Syrians, accessed May 31, 2006
15. ^ "Eagleburger to join U.S. Iraq study group", Reuters, November 10, 2006. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
16. ^ Interview With Former Secretary of State Lawrence Eagleburger, accessed May 31, 2006
17. ^ http://www.johnmccain.com/Supporters/
18. ^ "Eagleburger Questions Gov. Palin's Abilities As a Vice Presidential Candidate". NPR. October 30, 2008..
19. ^ Huffpost Politics
20. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kt0FrgAA0cw
21. ^ Lawrence S. Eagleburger, diplomat and onetime secretary of state dies, at 80 The Washington Post, June 4, 2011
[edit] Sources
 University of Virginia Health System — Secretary Lawrence Eagleburger
[edit] External links
 Sourcewatch article on Eagleburger.
 Lawrence Eagleburger profile, NNDB.
 Lawrence Eagleburger has been interviewed as part of Frontline Diplomacy: The Foreign Affairs Oral History
Collection of the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training, a site at the Library of Congress.
Political offices
Preceded by United States Deputy Secretary of State Succeeded by
John C. Whitehead 1989–1992 Clifton R. Wharton Jr.
United States Secretary of State
Preceded by Served under: George H.W. Bush Succeeded by
James Baker August 23, 1992 – January 20, 1993 Warren Christopher
Acting until December 8, 1992