Cyrus Vance

American Secretaries of State and Their Diplomacy #20

by David S. McLellan

In this, the first serious biography of Cyrus Vance, the author challenges the belief that Carter-Vance foreign policy was ineffective. McLellan depicts Vance as a realistic and principled statesman who played a crucial role in such diplomatic successes as Salt II, the Camp David accords, and the Panama Canal Treaty.

Genres: Biography

240 pages, Hardcover

First published June 28, 1985

About the author

David Stanley McLellan was Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Miami University of Ohio, where he taught from 1971 until his retirement in 1990.