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My Take
What strikes me about Cyrus Vance is the breadth of one career: lawyer, soldier, Deputy Secretary of Defense under Johnson, then Secretary of State under Carter. I respect that he resigned in 1980 over the Iran hostage rescue mission he opposed on principle, which tells me he valued his convictions over his title. The Presidential Medal of Freedom and a Yale education round out a profile of measured, establishment-style diplomacy. He feels like the kind of public servant whose name fades from headlines but whose decisions quietly shaped American foreign policy for decades. A serious figure I find genuinely worth studying.
Overview
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.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Cyrus Vance
- Name (Japanese)
- サイラス・ヴァンス
- Reading
- さいらす・ゔぁんす
- Born
- March 27, 1917 – January 12, 2002
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Snake
- Origin
- Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- military officer / lawyer / diplomat / ice hockey player / politician
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Yale College
Awards & achievements
- 1969 Presidential Medal of Freedom
- 1993 Four Freedoms Award – Freedom Medal
- 1992 Freedom Award
- honorary doctorate of Haifa University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.