Born in New York, George was the son of Margaret (nee Pratt) and Birl Shultz, who in 1922 helped found the New York Institute of Finance to train those working on Wall Street. This week, Secretary of State Antony Blinken traveled to Palo Alto, California to give remarks at a service dedicated to the remembrance of former Secretary of State George P. Shultz. George Shultz initially did not believe Tyler's warnings and pressured him to keep quiet. George Pratt Shultz was born Dec. 13, 1920, in New York City and raised in Englewood, New Jersey. February 7, 2021 / 11:21 AM George Pratt Shultz was born Dec. 13, 1920, in New York City and raised in Englewood, New Jersey. He had been accused in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in 1986 of lack of moral backbone on economic sanctions against South Africa. [54] In 2010, the four were featured in the documentary film Nuclear Tipping Point, which discussed their agenda. [57], From 2011 to 2015, Shultz was a member of the board of directors of Theranos, a health technology company that became known for its false claims to have devised revolutionary blood tests. She was 88 years old. ___ The story has been corrected to reflect that Shultz was the second-longest serving secretary of . Pee, Robert, and William Michael Schmidli, eds. First published on February 7, 2021 / 11:21 AM. Over the past three decades, George Shultz's portfolio has consisted of nuclear disarmament, climate change and energy, Arctic Ocean security, economics and trade, plus explaining free markets . His administration experience included a stint as a senior staff economist with President Dwight D. Eisenhower's Council of Economic Advisers and as Nixon's OMB director. Your browser does not support the element. The Lyndon B. Johnson Administration had delayed the walkout with a TaftHartley injunction that expired, and the press pressed him to describe his approach. He was staunch on equality. [56], Shultz was a prominent advocate of efforts to fight anthropogenic climate change. [38], In response to the escalating violence of the Lebanese civil war, Reagan sent a Marine contingent to protect the Palestinian refugee camps and support the Lebanese Government. Longtime AP Diplomatic Writer Barry . He was a longtime member of MeadowBrook Church. Visitation will be Saturday, March 4, 2023 at Schultz Funeral Home, DeWitt from 10:00 a.m. until 11:45 a.m. with a funeral service following at 12:00 p.m. in the funeral home. [64][65] Shultz continued to advocate for Holmes and Theranos. At home or in the office, at Stanford or the Hoover Institution, he listened more than he spoke. [45] He called the War on Drugs a failure,[45] and added his signature to an advertisement printed in The New York Times in 1998, headlined "We believe the global war on drugs is now causing more harm than drug abuse itself." [24][25][clarification needed], In 1974, he left government service to become executive vice president of Bechtel Group, a large engineering and services company. [50], In a 2008 interview with Charlie Rose, Shultz spoke out against the U.S. embargo against Cuba, saying that U.S. sanctions against the island country were "ridiculous" in the post-Soviet world and that U.S. engagement with Cuba was a better strategy. Trust was the key, a condition he prized over every other. "[2] He repeated this call in a September 2014 talk at MIT[3] and a March 2015 op-ed in The Washington Post. [28][29], On July 16, 1982, Shultz was appointed by President Ronald Reagan as the 60th U.S. Secretary of State, replacing Alexander Haig, who had resigned. [67] Theranos was shut down on September 4, 2018. In 2007, Sheltz was named secretariat director for Clergy Formation and Chaplaincy Services. From Labour he had gone to the Office of Management and Budget, and from there to the Treasury Department, where he had some sharp run-ins with the president. Shultz played a major role in shaping the foreign policy of the . And he was not shy in letting people know, as he did at length in his 1,184-page account of his years at the state department, Turmoil and Triumph (1993). We invite you to share condolences for George P. Shultz in our Guest Book. End the Travel Ban", "George Shultz, former Secretary of State in the 1980s, has died", "A Nuclear weapon-free world is possible, Nunn says", "Nuclear Tipping Point Documentary | Nuclear Tipping Point on DVD | NTI", "George Shultz calls for Jonathan Pollard's release", "Staying in EU 'best hope' for UK's future say ex-US Treasury secretaries", "The Blood Unicorn Theranos Was Just a Fairy Tale", "George Shultz interviews Elizabeth Holmes at the 12th SIEPR Economic Summit", "Tyler Shultz. George Pratt Shultz (/ l t s /; December 13, 1920 - February 6, 2021) was an American economist, businessman, diplomat and statesman.He served in various positions under two different Republican presidents and is one of the only two persons to have held four different Cabinet-level posts, the other being Elliot Richardson. "If the Soviets left Afghanistan, the Brezhnev Doctrine would be breached, and the principle of 'never letting go' would be violated", Shultz reasoned. [60][61], Shultz's grandson, Tyler Shultz, joined Theranos in September 2013 after graduating from Stanford University with a degree in biology. One of those operations led to the Iran-Contra scandal, a covert and complex arrangement in which the US sold arms to Iran and the proceeds were used to fund Contra guerrillas fighting a leftwing Nicaraguan government. He studied economics and public and international affairs at Princeton University, graduating in 1942. Secretary of State George Shultz, center, walks with President Reagan and Vice President George Bush on his arrival on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 1985 at the White House in Washington after two days of arms talks with the Soviet Union in Geneva. ___ Longtime AP Diplomatic Writer Barry Schweid . And only then: Now, lets discuss that.. George Shultz, a career diplomat who held four Cabinet-level posts and a long-time San Francisco society figure along with his wife, Charlotte Mailliard, has died at his Stanford home at the age . The editor accepted, but told him over coffee: You should really be thanking George Shultz. , This article appeared in the Obituary section of the print edition under the headline "The secret persuader", Discover stories from this section and more in the list of contents, Margaret Thatchers chief press officer died on February 24th, aged 90; the first female Speaker on February 26th, aged 93, The present focus of the war in Ukraine is merely a wasteland, The artists elder daughter, muse and expert on his work died on December 20th, aged 87, Published since September 1843 to take part in a severe contest between intelligence, which presses forward, and an unworthy, timid ignorance obstructing our progress.. Family and friends will be received at the Bauknecht-Altmeyer Funeral Homes & Crematory 441, 37th street, Bellaire, Ohio 43906 . Shultz resigned shortly before Nixon to return to private life. After Princeton, Shultz joined the Marine Corps and rose to the rank of captain as an artillery officer during World War II. [35], A more controversial issue was the NATO Ministers' 1979 "dual track" decision: if the Soviets refused to remove their SS-20 medium range ballistic missiles within four years, then the Allies would deploy a countervailing force of cruise and Pershing II missiles in Western Europe. Shultz looked stuffy and conventional, and for the most part he was, but he liked to persuade people he was not as conservative as he appeared. After serving as dean of the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, he accepted President Richard Nixon's appointment as United States Secretary of Labor. [47][48], He then served as an informal advisor for Bush's presidential campaign during the 2000 election[45] and a senior member of the "Vulcans", a group of policy mentors for Bush that also included Rice, Dick Cheney, and Paul Wolfowitz. Once, in Fort Worth, he neatly outwitted a hotel receptionist who insisted she had no room for the black colleague travelling with him. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. "He was well-known for his accomplishments on the world stage, but it's important to remember that he was a fierce advocate for what many of us consider 'San Francisco values', including the value of a high-quality public education, the value of accessible healthcare for all, and the value of mutual respect and dignity for people from all walks of life. He grew up in . George Shultz Wife Charlotte Mailliard Shultz. George Shultz discussing mementos from significant moments in his diplomatic careet, George Shultz analysing US-Soviet relations. He studied economics and public and international affairs at Princeton University, graduating in 1942. [11], After attending the local public school, he transferred to the Englewood School for Boys (now Dwight-Englewood School), through his second year of high school. But to me it was all over bar the shouting, he wrote. Shultz earned his bachelor's degree from Princeton University in economics in 1942. A year later, Shultz submitted to a government-wide drug test considered far more reliable. [53] The four created the Nuclear Threat Initiative to advance this agenda, focused on both preventing nuclear terrorist attacks and a nuclear war between world powers. "[34], By the summer of 1982, relations were strained not only between Washington and Moscow but also between Washington and key capitals in Western Europe. Senator Sam Nunn. [31], Shultz relied primarily on the Foreign Service to formulate and implement Reagan's foreign policy. This memorial website was created in memory of Harold Shultz, 69, born on January 12, 1908 and passed away on June 0, 1977. A lifelong Republican, Shultz held three major Cabinet positions in GOP administrations during a lengthy career of public service. It helped that Shultz had a good voice. In 1985, Mikhail Gorbachev ascended to the helm of the Communist Party and Shultz, joining then vice president George H.W. First, he was pressed to use Treasury tax officials to harass names on Nixons enemies listand refused. [14], In 1949, Shultz earned a PhD in industrial economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. George Pratt Shultz was born in Manhattan on Dec. 13, 1920. After her death, in 1995, he married Charlotte Maillard, San Francisco's protocol chief, in 1997. When he left the department in 1989, state department officials lauded him for restoring morale and reversing the decline, and he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. [45] He served on the board of Gilead Sciences from 1996 to 2005. Meanwhile he lured the mighty to Hoover for his two-day think-sessions (and Charlottes parties), inviting them to grapple with his two final intellectual challenges: how to eliminate nuclear weapons, and how to build coherent governance as voices multiplied. Charlotte Mailliard Shultz (ne Smith; September 26, 1933 - December 3, 2021) was a socialite, and philanthropist.She was the Chief of Protocol for the state of California, and the Chief of Protocol for the City and County of San Francisco. The Montreal protocol of 1987 concerned ozone depletion rather than global warming. While on a rest and recreation break in Hawaii from serving in the Marines in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during World War II, Shultz met military nurse lieutenant Helena Maria O'Brien (19151995). [18], Shultz was President Richard Nixon's Secretary of Labor from 1969 to 1970. Shultz also promoted Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes at major forums, including Stanford University's Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR), and was on record supporting her in major media publications. Although they failed to seal the deal, they made very significant progress behind the scenes on arms reduction, human rights and other issues. Tyler Shultz says he wanted to shield the reputation of former Secretary of State George Shultz, a Theranos director and his grandfather. George Shultz's passing Feb. 6 at 100 years of age no less was a sad moment for me. The long-reigning Chief of San Francisco Protocol and unofficial aide to ten City mayors, Charlotte Mailliard Shultz passed away Friday at 88 years old due to complications from cancer. He served as an advisory board member for the Partnership for a Secure America and Citizens' Climate Lobby. Together again with former Secretary of Defense William Perry, Shultz was serving on the board of Acuitus at the time of his death. Charlotte Mailliard Swig, San Francisco's chief of protocol, and George Pratt Shultz, the former Secretary of State . "[85], Honorary degrees were conferred on Shultz from the universities of Columbia, Notre Dame, Loyola, Pennsylvania, Rochester, Princeton, Carnegie Mellon, City University of New York, Yeshiva, Northwestern, Technion, Tel Aviv, Weizmann Institute of Science, Baruch College of New York, Williams College, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Tbilisi State University in the Republic of Georgia, and Keio University in Tokyo.[92]. . After the October 1983 bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut that killed 241 soldiers, Shultz worked tirelessly to end Lebanon's brutal civil war in the 1980s. (Mr Gorbachev too became one of the friends who visited him at Stanford, declaring: I see, George, that you have chosen to live in paradise.) By the time he left State, he felt the cold war was all over bar the shouting. [7][58][59] He was a prominent figure in the ensuing scandal. Funeral arrangements were not immediately announced. Then, after the president in 1973 reimposed price controls, he resigned. George Shultz, right, and his Soviet counterpart, Eduard Shevardnadze, signing a declaration at the end of the 1985 Geneva summit, with their leaders, Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev, looking on. They married on February 16, 1946, and had five children: Margaret Ann Tilsworth, Kathleen Pratt Shultz Jorgensen, Peter Milton Shultz, Barbara Lennox Shultz White, and Alexander George Shultz. The October 1983 bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut killed 241 U.S. servicemen, after which the deployment came to an ignominious end. Over his lifetime, Shultz succeeded in just about everything he touched, including academics, teaching, government service and the corporate world and was widely respected by his peers from both political parties. [12] In 1938, Shultz graduated from the private preparatory boarding high school Loomis Chaffee School in Windsor, Connecticut. Interment will be in Davenport Memorial Park Cemetery at a later date. A more serious disagreement was over the secret arms sales to Iran in 1985 in hopes of securing the release of American hostages held in Lebanon by Hezbollah militants. I RESENT THAT, said the secretary of state. During this period Shultz co-founded the "Library Group," which became the G7. George Pratt Shultz was born Dec. 13, 1920, in New York City and raised in Englewood, New Jersey. [27], Shultz is one of only two individuals to have served in four United States Cabinet positions within the United States government, the other having been Elliot Richardson. He studied economics at Princeton and after graduating in 1942 joined the Marines. As reported in the State Department's official history, "by the summer of 1985, Shultz had personally selected most of the senior officials in the Department, emphasizing professional over political credentials in the process [] The Foreign Service responded in kind by giving Shultz its 'complete support,' making him one of the most popular Secretaries since Dean Acheson. . He was the son of William Burt and Marjorie Matthews Shultz. George Pratt Shultz was born Dec. 13, 1920, in New York City and raised in Englewood, New Jersey. At Schulte & Mahon-Murphy Funeral Home, we pride ourselves on serving families in Lyndhurst . Schultz was the longest serving secretary of state since World War II and had been the oldest surviving former Cabinet member of any administration. George P. Shultz was the U.S. Secretary of State under President Ronald Reagan, shaping foreign policy during the Cold War. Funeral arrangements for Auxiliary Bishop George A. Sheltz: Visitation and Vigil - Thursday, December 30, 2021 Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart 6:00 p.m. Visitation . [35][37], When General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev of the Soviet Union came to power in 1985, Shultz advocated that Reagan pursue a personal dialogue with him. Obituary. Thursday, October 7, 2021Hoover Institution, Stanford UniversityMemorial services were held for Hoover Institution distinguished fellow and America's sixtiet. [2][3][4][5][6] He was a member of the Hoover Institution, the Institute for International Economics, the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, and other groups. He had heard a state department joke that the painting reflected the departments diminishing influence. "I RESENT THAT ," said the secretary of state. After the war, Shultz earned a PhD in industrial economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). A rare public disagreement between Reagan and Shultz came in 1985 when the president ordered thousands of government employees with access to highly classified information to take a "lie detector" test as a way to plug leaks of information. Nixon was caught on tape in the White House describing Shultz as a candy-ass, a coward. Bush, flew to Moscow and met him at the funeral of his predecessor . Service in the Pacific included the taking of the Palau islands in 1944, when more than 2,000 Americans and 10,000 Japanese were killed. However, Tyler and co-worker Erika Cheung started to notice some strange . A funeral mass will be celebrated at the Stanford University Memorial Church at 10 a.m . In the early 1980s he started discreet meetings with the Soviet ambassador in Washington, Anatoly Dobrynin, and introduced him to Reagan. ", This page was last edited on 8 February 2023, at 13:32. [6], In 2016, Shultz was one of eight former Treasury secretaries who called on the United Kingdom to remain a member of the European Union ahead of the "Brexit" referendum. [30], Shultz was known for outspoken opposition to the "arms for hostages" scandal that would eventually become known as the Iran-Contra Affair. [1] Shultz played a major role in shaping the foreign policy of the Ronald Reagan administration. California: Do Not Sell My Personal Information, Bernard Ingham and Betty Boothroyd ensured democracy worked as it should, Gradually, the besieged city of Bakhmut is being abandoned by everyone, Maya Widmaier-Picasso helped to revive her fathers creativity. George Pratt Shultz, US politician, born 13 December 1920; died 6 February 2021. Secretary of state to Ronald Reagan who worked with Mikhail Gorbachev to help end the cold war, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning.
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