George P. Shultz, Reagan’s longtime secretary of state, dies at 100
He spent most of the 1980s trying to improve relations with the Soviet Union and forging a course for peace in the Middle East.
By MATTHEW LEE and BARRY SCHWEIDAssociated Press
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In this July 13, 1982, file photo Secretary of State designate George Shultz, right, speaks with members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. From left are Sen. Joseph Biden, D-Del.; Sen. Charles Percy, R-Ill., chairman of the panel, and Sen. Edward Zorinsky, D-Neb. (AP Photo/Ira Schwarz, File)
George P. Shultz, who as secretary of State in the 1980s shaped U.S. foreign policy in the closing phase of the Cold War when a dangerous nuclear-armed stalemate gave way to peaceful – if not quite cordial – relations between the superpowers, died Saturday. He was 100.
Updated: 7 Feb 2021, 22:02
FORMER Secretary of state George Shultz has died at the age of 100.
He led President Ronald Reagan s efforts against the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
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Shultz was instrumental in helping end the Cold War while working under President Ronald ReaganCredit: Diana Walker Our colleague was a great American statesman and a true patriot in every sense of the word. He will be remembered in history as a man who made the world a better place, former Secretary of State and Director of the Hoover Institution Condoleezza Rice said in a statement.
The Hoover Institution, of which Shultz had a chair, released a statement regarding the centenarian s death.
George P. Shultz, who as secretary of State in the 1980s shaped U.S. foreign policy in the closing phase of the Cold War when a dangerous nuclear-armed stalemate gave way to peaceful if not quite cordial relations between the superpowers, died Saturday. He was 100.
Shultz’s tenure as President Reagan’s chief diplomat, from 1982-89, came after he served in three Cabinet-level posts in the Nixon administration: Treasury secretary, director of Management and Budget, and Labor secretary.
Shultz died at his home on the Stanford campus, said Jeff Marschner, director of media relations at Stanford’s Hoover Institution, on Sunday.
George P. Shultz, who as Secretary of State in the 1980s shaped U.S. foreign policy in the closing days of the Cold War when a dangerous nuclear-armed stalemate
George P. Shultz, who as Secretary of State in the 1980s shaped U.S. foreign policy in the closing days of the Cold War when a dangerous nuclear-armed stalemate