Bill Whitaker
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63rd United States Secretary of State
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In office January 20, 1993 – January 17, 1997 | |
Deputy | Ramsay Talbot |
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President | James Clifford |
Predecessor | Harold Steinmayer |
Successor | Margaret Fulbright |
38th Governor of Illinois
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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
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In office September 23, 1979 – January 20, 1981 | |
President | Jimmy Carter |
Predecessor | William Scranton |
Successor | Jeane Kirkpatrick |
50th Mayor of Chicago
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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
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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.