1920- . US Republican politician, economics
adviser to President Reagan 1980-82, and
secretary of state 1982-89. Shultz taught as
a labour economist at the University of
Chicago before serving in the 1968-74 Nixon
administration, including secretary of labour
1969-70 and secretary of the Treasury
1972-74. As State Department secretary, he
was in charge of the formulation of US
foreign policy. He was pragmatic and
moderate, against the opposition of Defence
Secretary Caspar Weinberger.