Former U.S. Secretary of State Lawrence Eagleburger passes away

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Washington (CNN) –Lawrence S. Eagleburger, the only career foreign service officer to rise to the position of secretary of state, has died, according to a statement from former President George H.W. Bush's office released Saturday.

Eagleburger, whose difficult assignments included the first Gulf War and Yugoslavia, was 80.

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GI Joe

R. I. P.

He was 1000% better than Condi (I can't think of one single thing she ever did).

June 4, 2011 11:07 am at 11:07 am |
frank from Indiana

Blessed are the peacemakers. RIP.

June 5, 2011 02:06 am at 2:06 am |