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- Birth nameWarren Minor Christopher
- Warren Christopher was born on October 27, 1925 in Scranton, North Dakota, USA. He was married to Marie Josephine Wyllis and Joan Southgate Workman. He died on March 18, 2011 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpousesMarie Josephine Wyllis(December 21, 1956 - March 18, 2011) (his death, 3 children)Joan Southgate Workman (divorced, 1 child)
- Under President Jimmy Carter, he was the chief United States negotiator for the release of the fifty-two American hostages held in Iran. When Ronald Reagan was elected president, Christopher became a corporate lawyer in private practice with "O'Melveny & Myers", a prestigious Los Angeles law firm. In 1991, he was appointed to head the independent commission that investigated widespread allegations of brutality and racism in the Los Angeles Police Department, following the videotaped beating of Rodney King, a black motorist, by white police officers. Under President Bill Clinton, Christopher was appointed leader of Clinton's transition team and then Secretary of State.
- He is survived by his wife, Marie Wyllis Christopher of Los Angeles, California; their three children; five grandchildren; and another child from a previous marriage.
- He was Deputy Secretary of State during President Jimmy Carter's administration from 1977 to 1981.
- From 1967 to January 1969, he was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson to be the Deputy to the Attorney General Ramsey Clark in Washington D.C.
- He was named to the Governor Brown commission to investigate the 1965 Watts Riots in Los Angeles, California.
- I always thought that I would do things in a conservative way to maximize the progressiveness of my policy positions.
- [on the Iranian hostage crisis release]: I am thankful to have served a nation so quietly strong that it could preserve it's honor, not by retaliation or vengeance, but by preserving the lives of the hostages.
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