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unusual facts about Deputy Secretary of State



Darfur Peace Agreement

The accord was orchestrated by the chief negotiator Salim Ahmed Salim (working on behalf of the African Union), U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Robert B. Zoellick, AU representatives, and other foreign officials operating in Abuja, Nigeria.

Recess appointment

George H. W. Bush appointed Lawrence Eagleburger Secretary of State during a recess in 1992; Eagleburger, as Deputy Secretary of State, had in effect filled that role after James Baker resigned.


see also

Al-Monitor

The site also conducts interviews with newsmakers, including Deputy Secretary of State William Joseph Burns; former Director of Policy Planning for the U.S. State Department Anne-Marie Slaughter; former U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel; and Mustafa Barghouti, a one-time candidate for Palestinian Authority president who has championed non-violent resistance to Israel.

Erlan Idrisov

On July 8–10, 2013, Minister Idrissov paid an official visit to the United States and held meetings with Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz, National Security Adviser Susan Rice, Deputy National Security Adviser Anthony Blinken, U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman, and Deputy Secretary of State William Burns.

Jake Sullivan

Sullivan, along with Deputy Secretary of State William Burns, conducted a number of secret talks in Oman with Iranian government officials to explore the possibility of nuclear negotiations between the two countries.

John Irwin

John N. Irwin, II (1913–2000), American Deputy Secretary of State and Ambassador to France (1973-1974)

Republic of China presidential election, 2008

He met with numerous politicians in Washington, DC, including U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick.