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Cyrus Vance | |
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| 57th United States Secretary of State | |
| In office January 20, 1977 – April 28, 1980 | |
| President | Jimmy Carter |
| Deputy | Warren Christopher |
| Preceded by | Henry Kissinger |
| Succeeded by | Edmund Muskie |
| 11th United States Deputy Secretary of Defense | |
| In office January 28, 1964 – June 30, 1967 | |
| President | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | Roswell Gilpatric |
| Succeeded by | Paul Nitze |
| 7th United States Secretary of the Army | |
| In office July 5, 1962 – January 21, 1964 | |
| President | John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | Elvis Jacob Stahr Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Ailes |
| General Counsel of the Department of Defense | |
| In office January 29, 1961 – June 30, 1962 | |
| President | John F. Kennedy |
| Preceded by | Vincent Burke |
| Succeeded by | John McNaughton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Cyrus Roberts Vance March 27, 1917 Clarksburg, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | January 12, 2002 (aged 84) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) |
Gay Sloane
(m. 2015; died 2012) |
| Children | 5, including Cyrus Jr. |
| Relatives | John W. Davis (Adoptive father) |
| Education | Yale University (BA, LLB) |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1942–1946 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant |
| Unit | USS Hale (DD-642) |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Cyrus Roberts Vance (March 27, 1917 – January 12, 2002) was an American lawyer, politician, and diplomat.