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Anthony Lake
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| 6th Executive Director of UNICEF | |
| In office April 30, 2010 – December 31, 2017 |
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| Secretary General | |
| Preceded by | Ann Veneman |
| Succeeded by | Henrietta H. Fore |
| 17th United States National Security Advisor | |
| In office January 20, 1993 – March 14, 1997 |
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| President | Bill Clinton |
| Deputy | Sandy Berger |
| Preceded by | Jonathan Howe |
| Succeeded by | Sandy Berger |
| 11th Director of Policy Planning | |
| In office January 21, 1977 – January 20, 1981 |
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| President | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Winston Lord |
| Succeeded by | Paul Wolfowitz |
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William Anthony Kirsopp Lake
April 2, 1939 New York City, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouses |
Antonia Plehn
(m. 1962; div. 1995)Julie Katzman
(m. 2005) |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Kirsopp Lake (grandfather) |
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Anthony Lake (born April 2, 1939) is an American diplomat and political advisor. He is known for his work in government and for leading UNICEF.
Lake served as the 17th United States National Security Advisor from 1993 to 1997. This role involves advising the U.S. President on important foreign policy and security matters. He also served as the sixth Executive Director of UNICEF from 2010 to 2017. UNICEF is a United Nations agency that helps children worldwide.
Lake has advised many Democratic U.S. presidents. He worked closely with President Bill Clinton. He helped create the policy that led to the end of the Bosnian War. He also taught diplomacy at Georgetown University.
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Early Life
Anthony Lake was born in New York City. His grandfather, Kirsopp Lake, was a religious leader. He moved to the U.S. from England to teach at Harvard.
Lake went to Middlesex School and Harvard College. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1961. He also studied at Trinity College, Cambridge. Later, he received his PhD from Princeton University in 1974. His studies focused on international relations.
Career
Starting in Diplomacy
Lake began his career at the State Department in 1962. He worked there as a Foreign Service Officer until 1970. He was an assistant to Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. during the Vietnam War. He served at the U.S. Embassy in Saigon, South Vietnam. He also worked in Huế.
In 1969, he joined Henry Kissinger for secret talks. These talks were with North Vietnamese negotiators in Paris. In 1970, Lake left the State Department. This was due to disagreements over the Nixon administration's actions in Cambodia.
Working with Presidents
Lake worked for Democratic U.S. Senator Edmund Muskie in 1972. After that, he served as Director of Policy Planning for President Jimmy Carter. This role involved planning future foreign policy. He held this position from 1977 to 1981.
After Carter's presidency, Lake became a professor. He taught International Relations at Amherst College. Later, he taught at Mount Holyoke College. He taught courses on the Vietnam War and American foreign policy.
During the 1992 presidential campaign, he advised Bill Clinton. Lake then became National Security Advisor for President Clinton. He served from 1993 to 1997. After the Cold War, Lake supported a policy of "enlargement." This meant helping more countries become free market democracies.
After Clinton's re-election in 1996, Lake was nominated. He was considered to become the Director of Central Intelligence. However, his nomination was withdrawn. This happened due to political opposition.
Lake later served as a White House Special Envoy. From 1998 to 2000, he helped end the Eritrean-Ethiopian War. He mediated the Algiers Agreement.
Lake also advised Barack Obama during his 2008 presidential campaign. He was considered for Secretary of State. However, Senator Hillary Clinton was chosen for the role.
Leading UNICEF
On March 16, 2010, Lake was chosen to lead UNICEF. United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon named him Executive Director. U.S. President Barack Obama had nominated him.
He officially started the job on April 30, 2010. He took over from Ann Veneman. On May 2, 2014, he was reappointed to the role. He served as Executive Director until the end of 2017.
At UNICEF, he worked to help the most disadvantaged children. He focused on reducing child mortality. This means lowering the number of children who die young.
Other Activities
Lake has been involved with several non-profit groups. He was on the advisory board for the Partnership for a Secure America. This group works to build agreement on national security. He also chaired the boards of the United States Fund for UNICEF. He also served on the board of the Marshall Legacy Institute.
For many years, Lake was a trustee for St. Mary's College of Maryland. He helped create the Center for the Study of Democracy there.
Personal Life
Anthony Lake was married to Antonia Plehn from 1962 to 1995. They had three children together.
In 2005, Lake married Julie Katzman. He converted to Judaism in the same year.
Books
Lake has written and edited several books. These books often focus on foreign policy and international relations.
- More Than Humanitarianism : A Strategic U.S. Approach Toward Africa (2006, co-author)
- 6 Nightmares: The Real Threats to American Security (2001)
- The Real and the Ideal: Essays on International Relations in Honor of Richard Ullman (2001, co-edited)
- After the Wars: Reconstruction in Afghanistan, Central America, Indochina, the Horn of Africa, and Southern Africa (1990, editor)
- Somoza Falling: A Case Study of Washington at Work (1989)
- Third World Radical Regimes: U.S. Policy Under Carter and Reagan (1985)
- Our Own Worst Enemy: The Unmaking of American Foreign Policy (1984, co-author)
- The "Tar Baby" Option: American Policy Toward Southern Rhodesia (1976).
- Legacy of Vietnam: The War, American Society, and the Future of U.S. Foreign Policy (1976, contributing editor)
Honours
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun (2018)
See Also
In Spanish: Anthony Lake para niños
- Unsuccessful nominations to the Cabinet of the United States
