Lawrence Eagleburger is a noted career civil servant who served in the diplomatic corps and federal government for over 30 years. He has received many of the nation’s highest honors and awards, and has been knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. The range of his foreign affairs experience is vast—from his postings to embassies in Honduras and Yugoslavia to high-ranking posts in the departments of Defense and State—and spans several administrations, both Republican and Democrat. President Bush swore in Eagleburger as U.S. Secretary of State on December 8, 1992. He is currently the chairman of the international Commission on Holocaust Era Insurance Claims in Washington, DC. He is also senior policy advisor for the Washington, DC firm Baker, Donelson, Bearman and Caldwell.