Cyrus Vance
American lawyer and United States Secretary of State
1917 CE to 2002 CE
Cyrus Roberts Vance (March 27, 1917 – January 12, 2002) is an American lawyer and United States Secretary of State under President Jimmy Carter from 1977 to 1980.
Prior to serving in this position, he is the United States Deputy Secretary of Defense in the Johnson administration.
During the Kennedy administration he is Secretary of the Army and General Counsel of the Department of Defense.
As Secretary of State, Vance approaches foreign policy with an emphasis on negotiation over conflict and a special interest in arms reduction.
In April 1980, he resigns in protest of Operation Eagle Claw, the secret mission to rescue American hostages in Iran.
He is succeeded by Edmund Muskie.
Vance is the cousin (and adoptive son) of 1924 Democratic presidential nominee and lawyer John W. Davis.
He is the father of Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr.
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President Johnson dispatches Cyrus R. Vance as his special envoy to Turkey, Greece, and Cyprus. Vance arrived in Ankara in late November and begins ten days of negotiations that defuse the situation.
Greece agrees to withdraw its forces on Cyprus except for the contingent allowed by the 1960 treaties, provided that Turkey does the same and also dismounts its invasion force.
Turkey agrees, and the crisis passes.