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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
Released on July 15, 2003
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