Lawrence Eagleburger

Lawrence Eagleburger
62nd United States Secretary of State
In office December 8, 1992 – January 20, 1993 Acting Secretary, Aug. 23 – Dec. 8, 1992
President	George H. W. Bush
Preceded by	James Baker
Succeeded by	Warren Christopher
10th 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
Born	Lawrence Sidney Eagleburger (1930-08-01)August 1, 1930 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Died	June 4, 2011(2011-06-04) (aged 80) Charlottesville, Virginia
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Marlene Ann Heinemann (m. 1966–2010, her death)
Children	Lawrence Scott Eagleburger Lawrence Andrew Eagleburger Lawrence Jason Eagleburger
Alma mater	University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point University of Wisconsin–Madison(B.A., M.A.)
Profession	political analyst
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Military service
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 diplomat.

Early life

Eagleburger was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on August 1, 1930. He was raised in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. Eagleburger studied at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Career

Eagleburger served briefly as the 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 as Deputy Secretary of State under George H. W. Bush.

Eagleburger is the only career Foreign Service Officer to have served as Secretary of State.

Personal life

Eagleburger married Marlene Ann Heinemann in 1966. They had three sons, Lawrence Scott, Lawrence Andrew, and Lawrence Jason. Their marriage would last until Eagleburger's death in 2011.

Death

Eagleburger died of pneumonia at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville, Virginia. He was 80 years old.

Other websites

Media related to Lawrence Eagleburger at Wikimedia Commons

• 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.