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Bill Whitaker
63rd United States Secretary of State
In office
January 20, 1993 – January 17, 1997
Deputy Ramsay Talbot
President James Clifford
Predecessor Harold Steinmayer
Successor Margaret Fulbright
38th Governor of Illinois
In office
January 13, 1983 – January 21, 1987
Lieutenant Lawrence Folger
Predecessor Jim Ferlinghetti
Successor Mark Wharton
15th United States Ambassador to the United Nations
In office
September 23, 1979 – January 20, 1981
President Jimmy Carter
Predecessor William Scranton
Successor Jeane Kirkpatrick
50th Mayor of Chicago
In office
June 7, 1977 – April 16, 1979
Predecessor Micheal Anthony Bilandic
Succeeded by Jane Byrne
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 7th district
In office
January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1973
Predecessor Roland V. Libonati
Successor Cardiss Collins

Born November 1, 1929 (age 89)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Birth name William Coulter Whtiaker
Nationality American
Political party Democratic
Spouse Julia Willard Whitaker (m. 1958; d. 2004)
Children Helen Whitaker & 2 sons
Parents Abelard Whitaker III

Mary Anne Whitaker

Residence Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Alma mater Harvard University (BA)

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (JD)

Religion Methodist

William Coulter Whitaker (born November 1, 1929) is an American politician, diplomat, soldier, and writer.

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