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Cyrus Vance

1917 - 2002

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cyrus Vance is the 4,315th most popular politician (up from 5,920th in 2019), the 1,578th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,891st in 2019) and the 143rd most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Cyrus Vance ranks 4,315 out of 19,576. Before him are Barak, Valdemar, King of Sweden, Cordell Hull, Michael Hainisch, Nicu Ceaușescu, and Rodolphe Seeldrayers. After him are Antonio Segni, Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba, Tomislav of Croatia, Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, Lars Porsena, and Istakhri.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Cyrus Vance ranks 66. Before him are Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia, Violeta Parra, Leonora Carrington, John Lee Hooker, Thelonious Monk, and Juan Rulfo. After him are Louis Zamperini, Manolete, Sidney Nolan, Dinu Lipatti, Maurice Duverger, and Masahiko Kimura. Among people deceased in 2002, Cyrus Vance ranks 50. Before him are Ne Win, Yoshio Okada, Eduardo Chillida, Raf Vallone, John Gotti, and René Thom. After him are Sigvard Bernadotte, Aileen Wuornos, Pim Fortuyn, Agatha Barbara, Laurent Schwartz, and César Milstein.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Cyrus Vance ranks 1,578 out of 20,380. Before him are George Stinney (1929), Roger Zelazny (1937), Mark Ruffalo (1967), Cordell Hull (1871), Jack Black (1969), and Walter Hunt (1796). After him are Mamie Eisenhower (1896), Billie Eilish (2001), Frank Bunker Gilbreth Sr. (1868), William Friedkin (1935), Alfred G. Gilman (1941), and Donna Haraway (1944).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Cyrus Vance ranks 143. Before him are Éamon de Valera (1882), Paul Manafort (1949), John Kennedy (1951), Janet Yellen (1946), Mitt Romney (1947), and Cordell Hull (1871). After him are Paul P. Harris (1868), Janet Mills (1947), George Clinton (1739), John B. Kelly Sr. (1889), Mike DeWine (1947), and Aaron Burr (1756).

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