SG/SM/8095
SECRETARY-GENERAL DEEPLY SADDENED AT DEATH OF CYRUS VANCE, FORMER UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF STATE
14/01/2002
| Press Release SG/SM/8095 |
SECRETARY-GENERAL DEEPLY SADDENED AT DEATH OF CYRUS VANCE,
FORMER UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF STATE
The following statement was issued on 13 January by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
The Secretary-General was deeply saddened to learn of the death of Cyrus Vance, the former United States Secretary of State, who undertook many important missions for the United Nations, notably in the former Yugoslavia.
The Secretary-General described Mr. Vance as "a very dear friend of mine, and a great servant of his country, of the United Nations and of humanity".
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