 lawrence sidney eagleburger (august 1, 1930 â june 4, 2011), also known as lawrence of macedonia, was an american statesman and career diplomat, who served briefly as the secretary of state under president george h. w. bush. previously, he had served in lesser capacities under presidents richard nixon, jimmy carter, ronald reagan, and as deputy secretary of state under george h. w. bush. eagleburger is the only career foreign service officer to have served as secretary of state.{{cite news |first=|last=|title=ex-secretary of state lawrence eagleburger dies at 8
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