- Born
- December 13, 1920
- Died
- February 6, 2021 (aged 100)
- Known as
- economist, military personnel, diplomat, university teacher, politician, entrepreneur
George Pratt Shultz was an American economist, businessman, diplomat, and statesman who served in various positions under presidents Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan. A member of the Republican Party, he is one of only two persons to have held four different Cabinet-level posts, the other being Elliot Richardson. As the 60th United States secretary of state, Shultz played a major role in shaping the foreign policy of the Reagan administration, and conservative foreign policy thought thereafter.
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