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One day while Lawrence Eagleburger BS1952, MS1957 was working on a master’s degree in political science, he spied a poster on a campus bulletin board promoting the Foreign Service Examination.
“I took it, passed it, took the oral exam, and passed that,” said Eagleburger. “Up until then, I had never even thought of the Foreign Service.”
That exam started a widely respected diplomatic career that spanned more than 40 years, culminating with a 42-day stint as secretary of state at the end of President George H.W. Bush’s term, making him the first Foreign Service officer to hold that post.
This Alumni World entry is an excerpt from a featured Alumni Park story.
Where do you call home? What place with a Badger connection is most special to you? Where have you left your mark on the world?