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Warren Christopher
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In office
January 20, 1993 ? January 17, 1997
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President
| Bill Clinton
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Deputy
| Clifton R. Wharton, Jr.
(1993?1994)
Strobe Talbott
(1994?1997)
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Preceded by
| Lawrence Eagleburger
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Succeeded by
| Madeleine Albright
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In office
February 26, 1977 ? January 20, 1981
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President
| Jimmy Carter
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Leader
| Cyrus Vance
(1977?1980)
Edmund Muskie
(1980?1981)
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Preceded by
| Charles W. Robinson
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Succeeded by
| William P. Clark, Jr.
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In office
March 10, 1967 ? January 20, 1969
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President
| Lyndon B. Johnson
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Leader
| Ramsey Clark
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Preceded by
| Ramsey Clark
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Succeeded by
| Richard G. Kleindienst
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Born
| Warren Minor Christopher
(
1925-10-27
)
October 27, 1925
Scranton
,
North Dakota
, U.S.
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Died
| March 18, 2011
(2011-03-18)
(aged 85)
Los Angeles
,
California
, U.S.
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Political party
| Democratic
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Spouse(s)
| Joan Southgate Workman (divorced)
Marie Wyllis (m. 1956 ? his death)
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Children
| Lynn, Scott, Thomas, Kristen
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Residence
| Century City
,
California
, U.S.
Carpinteria
,
California
, U.S.
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Alma mater
| University of Southern California
(
B.A.
)
Stanford Law School
(
J.D.
)
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Profession
| Lawyer
,
diplomat
,
public servant
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Allegiance
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United States of America
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Branch/service
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United States Navy
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Years of service
| 1942?1946
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Rank
| Ensign
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Battles/wars
| World War II
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Warren Minor Christopher
(October 27, 1925 – March 18, 2011) was an
American
lawyer
,
diplomat
and politician.
Christopher was born in
Scranton
,
North Dakota
on October 27, 1925. He was raised in
Los Angeles
,
California
. Christopher studied at the
University of Southern California
and at
Stanford Law School
.
Christopher served as the 63rd
Secretary of State
under
Bill Clinton
's presidency. He also served as
Deputy Attorney General
in the
Lyndon B. Johnson
administration, and as
Deputy Secretary of State
in the
Jimmy Carter
administration.
At the time of his death, he was a Senior Partner at
O'Melveny & Myers
[1]
in the firm's
Century City, California
, office. He also served as a professor in the College Honors Program at the
University of California, Los Angeles
. At the behest of
Al Gore
, Christopher oversaw the Vice President's Florida recount effort in the aftermath of the disputed
United States presidential election, 2000
.
He married Joan Workman during the 1940s. They had two children. They soon filed for a divorce. Christopher soon remarried in 1956. They had two children. Their marriage would last until his death in 2011. Christopher lived in Los Angeles and in
Century City, California
.
Christopher died at his home in
Los Angeles
,
California
on March 18, 2011, from complications of
kidney
and
bladder cancer
. He was 85 years old.
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