BIOGRAPHY Alexander Meigs Haig, Jr Secretary of State,  Term of Appointment: 01/22/1981 to 07/05/1982

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• Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on December 2, 1924;
• Attended Notre Dame University;
• Graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1947;
• Studied business administration at Columbia University, 1954-1955;
• Received a Master's degree in International Relations from Georgetown University in 1962;
• Served in the United States Army, 1947-1973 and 1974-1979, reaching the rank of four-star general;
• Military assignments included service in Japan, Korea, Europe, and Vietnam;
• Military assistant to the Secretary of the Army, 1964;
• Deputy Special Assistant to the Secretary of Defense, 1964-1965;
• Command of an infantry battalion in Vietnam, 1966-1967;
• Deputy commander of the U.S. Military Academy, 1967-1969;
• Senior military advisor to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs, 1970-1973;
• Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, 1973;
• Retired from the Army to serve as the White House Chief of Staff, 1973-1974;
• Recalled to active duty as Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command and Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, 1974-1979;
• Retired from the Army June 30, 1979;
• President and chief operating officer of United Technologies, 1979-1981;
• Commissioned Secretary of State in President Reagan's Cabinet on January 22, 1981, and entered upon his duties the same day and served until July 5, 1982