Shultz, Baker Named U.S. Delegates to Thatcher Funeral
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President Barack Obama named former secretaries of state George Shultz and James A. Baker to lead the U.S. delegation attending the funeral of former British Prime Minister tomorrow.
Both men served while Thatcher was prime minister. Shultz was the chief U.S. diplomat under President Ronald Reagan, Thatcher’s Cold-War ally. Baker served under President George H.W. Bush, who succeeded Reagan in office.