Alexander Haig

Alexander Meigs Haig Jr. (1924–2010) was an American politician, diplomat, and military officer who served as the 59th U.S. secretary of state under President Ronald Reagan. He previously served as the 5th White House chief of staff under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford and as U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor under Nixon. A U.S. Army general, he was vice chief of staff of the Army and then Supreme Allied Commander Europe; in 1973 he became the Army's youngest four-star general.