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Anthony Lake
American diplomat and political advisor (born 1939) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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William Anthony Kirsopp Lake (born April 2, 1939) is an American diplomat and political advisor who served as the 17th United States National Security Advisor from 1993 to 1997 and as the sixth Executive Director of UNICEF from 2010 to 2017.
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Anthony Lake | |
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![]() Lake in 2010 | |
6th Executive Director of UNICEF | |
In office April 30, 2010 – December 31, 2017 | |
Secretary General | |
Preceded by | Ann Veneman |
Succeeded by | Henrietta H. Fore |
17th United States National Security Advisor | |
In office January 20, 1993 – March 14, 1997 | |
President | Bill Clinton |
Deputy | Sandy Berger |
Preceded by | Jonathan Howe |
Succeeded by | Sandy Berger |
11th Director of Policy Planning | |
In office January 21, 1977 – January 20, 1981 | |
President | Jimmy Carter |
Preceded by | Winston Lord |
Succeeded by | Paul Wolfowitz |
Personal details | |
Born | William Anthony Kirsopp Lake (1939-04-02) April 2, 1939 (age 85) New York City, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouses | |
Children | 3 |
Relatives | Kirsopp Lake (grandfather) |
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He has been a foreign policy advisor to many Democratic U.S. presidents and presidential candidates, and served as National Security Advisor under U.S. President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 1997. Lake is credited as being one of the individuals who developed the policy that led to the resolution of the Bosnian War.[1] He also held the chair of Distinguished Professor in the Practice of Diplomacy at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, in Washington, D.C.[2]