George P. Shultz facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
George Shultz
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| United States Secretary of State | |
| In office July 16, 1982 – January 20, 1989 |
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| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Deputy | Walter Stoessel Kenneth Dam John Whitehead |
| Preceded by | Alexander Haig |
| Succeeded by | James Baker |
| United States Secretary of the Treasury | |
| In office June 12, 1972 – May 8, 1974 |
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| President | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | John Connally |
| Succeeded by | William E. Simon |
| Director of the Office of Management and Budget | |
| In office July 1, 1970 – June 11, 1972 |
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| President | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | Robert Mayo |
| Succeeded by | Caspar Weinberger |
| United States Secretary of Labor | |
| In office January 22, 1969 – July 1, 1970 |
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| President | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | Willard Wirtz |
| Succeeded by | James Hodgson |
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| Born | December 13, 1920 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | February 6, 2021 (aged 100) Stanford, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouses | Helena O'Brien (1946–1995) Charlotte Mailliard (1997–2021) |
| Alma mater | Princeton University Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Marine Corps |
| Years of service | 1942–1945 |
| Rank | .svg){kind=small} Captain |
George Pratt Shultz (December 13, 1920 – February 6, 2021) was an American politician, economist, statesman, and businessman. He served as the United States Secretary of Labor from 1969 to 1970, as the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury from 1972 to 1974, and as the U.S. Secretary of State from 1982 to 1989.
Shultz was born on December 13, 1920 in New York City, New York and studied at Princeton University and at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has been married to Helena O'Brien from 1946 until her death in 1995. He married Charlotte Mailliard in 1997. Shultz has five children.
He and Henry Kissinger were the last surviving members of Nixon’s cabinet. Schultz died at age 100 on February 6, 2021, at his home in Stanford, California.
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Images for kids
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Shultz with President Reagan outside the Oval Office, December 1986
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Shultz (far left) in 2007 with Polish President Lech Kaczyński and his wife, Maria Kaczyńska, as well as former US First Lady Nancy Reagan (center, second from right)
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Shultz with Mike Pompeo and Condoleezza Rice in 2020
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Shultz with Rex Tillerson and Condoleezza Rice in 2018
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See also
In Spanish: George Shultz para niños
