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In 1982, Reagan appointed him as Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs ( the State Department's third-ranking position ), a position he held for several years.

He then became president of Kissinger Associates, a consultancy firm which provided firms with advice on international politics.

In 1989, President George H. W. Bush appointed him Deputy Secretary of State ( the Department's second-ranking position ); he also served as the President's primary advisor for affairs relating to the quickly disintegrating Yugoslavia.

On August 23, 1992, James Baker resigned as Secretary of State ( to head up Bush's unsuccessful re-election campaign ), and Eagleburger served as Acting Secretary of State until Bush gave him a recess appointment for the remainder of the Bush administration.