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George Shultz sealed a lasting legacy by helping to bring down the Iron Curtain
Former U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz died Sunday at his California home at the age of 100. The statesman, economist, and business executive served as America's top diplomat under President Ronald Reagan. Nick Schifrin reports on his lasting legacy.
Reagan’s longtime secretary of state George P. Shultz dies
Former Secretary of State George P. Shultz, a titan of American academia, business and diplomacy who spent most of the 1980s trying to improve Cold War relations with the Soviet Union and forging a course for peace in the Middle…
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The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Antony Blinken as America’s top diplomat.
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