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Cyrus Vance
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United States Secretary of State from 1977 to 1980 (1917–2002)
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Cyrus Vance (1917–2002) was an American lawyer, diplomat, and military officer who served as United States Secretary of State, United States Secretary of the Army, and United States Deputy Secretary of Defense. A member of the Democratic Party, he was educated at Yale College and Yale Law School. Vance served in the United States Navy during World War II and was also an ice hockey player. He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Philosophical Society.
Vance authored several books, including *Hard choices : critical years in America's foreign policy*, *Building the Peace*, and *Pathfinders for peace*. He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Freedom Award. He was employed by Mount Holyoke College. Vance died of pneumonia at Mount Sinai Hospital in 2002; he had suffered from Alzheimer's disease.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1917
- Died
- 2002
- Works
- 41
Top works
- خاطرات دو سفىر
- Hard choices : critical years in America's foreign policy
- Building the Peace
- Pathfinders for peace
- The United States and Africa
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1
- Total plays
- 2
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Academic profile · OpenAlex
- Works
- 26
- Cited by
- 331
Research areas
Most cited works
- Hard Choices: Critical Years in America's Foreign Policy1983 · 182 cit
- Crimes Without Punishment: Humanitarian Action in Former Yugoslavia1995 · 43 cit
- Common Security: A Blueprint for Survival1982 · 36 cit
- Bipartisan Objectives for American Foreign Policy1988 · 29 cit
- Human Rights and Foreign Policy1977 · 21 cit
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
· 2001 · cited 18,608x
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,938x
- THE COLORIMETRIC DETERMINATION OF PHOSPHORUS
· 1925 · cited 15,230x
- Sarcopenia: revised European consensus on definition and diagnosis
· 2018 · cited 11,521x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,989x
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Key facts
- President
- Jimmy Carter
- Deputy
- Warren Christopher
- Preceded by
- Henry Kissinger
- Succeeded by
- Edmund Muskie
- Born
- Cyrus Roberts Vance , ( 1917-03-27 ) March 27, 1917, Clarksburg, West Virginia , U.S.
- Died
- January 12, 2002 (2002-01-12) (aged 84), New York City , U.S.
- Resting place
- Arlington National Cemetery
- Party
- Democratic
- Spouse
- Gay Sloane ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. February 15, 1947</span>"}]]}'>1947 )
- Children
- 5, including Cyrus Jr.
- Relatives
- John W. Davis (adoptive father)
- Education
- Yale University ( BA , LLB )
- Allegiance
- United States
- Branch service
- United States Navy
- Years of service
- 1942–1946
- Rank
- Lieutenant
- Unit
- USS Hale (DD-642)
- Battles wars
- World War II
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Encyclopedic overview
Cyrus Roberts Vance (March 27, 1917 – January 12, 2002) 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 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.
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.
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