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Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient George P. Shultz
George P. Shultz was U.S. secretary of state under President Ronald Reagan from July 1982 until January 1989. From 1974 until his appointment as secretary of state, Shultz was chairman of President Reagan's Economic Policy Advisory Board. From 1972 to 1974 he was secretary of the treasury, and chairman of the Council on Economic Policy. As chairman of the East-West Trade Policy Committee, Shultz traveled to Moscow in 1973 and negotiated a series of trade protocols with the Soviet Union. He is a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom , the United States' highest civilian honor. Currently he is the Thomas W. and Susan B. Ford Distinguished Fellow at the Hoover Institution. His publications include Economic Policy, Beyond the Headlines , co-written with Kenneth Dam (University of Chicago Press, 1998); and his best-selling memoir, Turmoil and Triumph: My Years as Secretary of State (Charles Scribner's Sons, 1993).
State of Residency:
California
Appointment:
Jul 16, 1982
Entry on Duty:
Jul 16, 1982
Termination of Appointment:
Jan 20, 1989
Presidency :
Reagan
As Secretary of State
Helped resolve a serious dispute between the United States and its allies over the plans to ship Siberian natural gas to Western Europe
Played in important role in shaping an American initiative in the Middle East; part of the policy ended due to terrorist attack in Beruit on a U.S. Marines barracks, which killed 239 American lives
Called for stronger action against terrorist attacks
Shultz was embroiled in the Iran-Contra Scandal, evidence proved that information was kept from him
Negotiated an intermediate-range nuclear forces (INF) treaty that provided for the destruction of 1,752 Soviet and 859 American missles in 1987
Signed an agreement with the foreign minister of the Philippines, providing for the the operations of U.S. bases in that country in exchange for economic and military aid
Foreign Travels of Secretary of State George Shultz
Profile
Born: December 13, 1920
Died:
Married: Helena Maria O'Brien
Education: Princeton University; PhD from Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Occupation: Public Official/Economist
Government Positions
Served as an officer in the Marine Corps. during World War II
Senior Staff economist with President Eisenhower's Council of Economic Advisors 1955-1956
Secretary of Labor in President Nixon's Cabinet 1969-1970
Chairman of the Office of Management and Budget 1970
Secretary of Treasury in President Nixon's Cabinet 1972-1974
Head of Economic policy Advisory Board 1981
Notable Events
Faculty member at MIT
Professor of Industrial relations at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business 1957; served as dean of school from 1962-1968
Consultant to government agencies and arbitrator of industrial disputes
Known as an impartial and pragmatic industrial economist and expert labor mediator
President of the Bechtel Corporation 1975
Author of several books
Professor of Economics at Stanford University
Secretary Powell Congratulates Former Secretary of State George P. Shultz
Arlington, Virginia
May 29, 2002
Secretary Colin Powell presided at the dedication ceremony May 29, 2002 renaming the National Foreign Affairs Training Center in honor of former Secretary of State George P. Shultz. Shown is Secretary Powell congratulating George P. Shultz. Vice President Richard Cheney looks on. (Department of State photo by Michael Gross)
President Ronald Reagan Awarding George Shultz the Medal of Freedom
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Medal History
