George Shultz
George Pratt Shultz was an American economist, businessman, diplomat, and statesman who served in various positions under Presidents Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan. A member of the Republican Party, he is one of the only two persons to have held four different Cabinet-level posts, the other being Elliot Richardson. As United States Secretary of State, Shultz played a major role in shaping the foreign policy of the Reagan administration, and conservative foreign policy thought thereafter.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- New York City
- Educated at
- Princeton UniversityMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyPrinceton School of Public and International AffairsDwight-Englewood School
- Awards
- 🏆 Presidential Medal of Freedom🏆 Rumford Prize
- Doctoral Advisors
- 🎓 Douglass V. Brown
Trending & Selected Quotes
Trending topics shown firstWorks & Publications
No works or publications documented yet.
Timeline
1920
Born
Birth2021
Died
Death
Influenced By
Thinkers whose ideas shaped George's philosophy
No known influences documented.
Influenced
Thinkers whose work was shaped by George's ideas
No influenced thinkers documented yet.
Source Attribution
Information about George Shultz is sourced from curated knowledge bases and cross-referenced for accuracy. Influence relationships are scored by thematic overlap and historical plausibility.
Related Thinkers
See all →
Explore Further
Related Quotes
"So, look, all I wanna do, is I wanna find 11,780 votes."
— Donald Trump"Why did the Whigs fail to force exclusion on Charles II?."
— Algernon Sidney"What is the good, I ask, in the name of common sense, of prohibiting sweating in this country if you allow …"
— Joseph Chamberlain"Undoubtedly there are bourgeois who from a feeling of justice and humanity place themselves upon the side o…"
— Wilhelm Liebknecht"If I were in authority in Singapore indefinitely without having to ask those who are governed whether they …"
— Lee Kuan Yew"Photo - Delivering the annual John Curtin Prime Ministerial Lecture 2009"
— Paul Keating
