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'''George Herbert Walker Bush'''<ref group="lower-alpha">After the 1990s, he became more commonly known as '''George H. W. Bush''', "'''Bush Senior'''," "'''Bush 41'''," and even "'''Bush the Elder'''" to distinguish him from his eldest son, [[George W. Bush]], who served as the 43rd U.S. president from 2001 to 2009; previously, he was usually referred to simply as '''George Bush'''.</ref> (June 12, 1924 – November 30, 2018) was an American politician, diplomat, and businessman who served as the 41st [[president of the United States]] from 1989 to 1993. A member of the | '''George Herbert Walker Bush'''<ref group="lower-alpha">After the 1990s, he became more commonly known as '''George H. W. Bush''', "'''Bush Senior'''," "'''Bush 41'''," and even "'''Bush the Elder'''" to distinguish him from his eldest son, [[George W. Bush]], who served as the 43rd U.S. president from 2001 to 2009; previously, he was usually referred to simply as '''George Bush'''.</ref> (June 12, 1924 – November 30, 2018) was an American politician, diplomat, and businessman who served as the 41st [[president of the United States]] from 1989 to 1993. A member of the Republican Party, he also served as the 43rd [[vice president of the United States|vice president]] from 1981 to 1989 under [[Ronald Reagan]] and previously in various other [[Federal government of the United States|federal positions]].<ref>{{multiref|{{cite web|url=https://adst.org/2018/12/george-h-w-bush-american-diplomat/ |title=George H.W. Bush, American Diplomat |website=Association for Diplomatic Studies & Training}}|{{cite web|url=https://diplomacy.state.gov/u-s-diplomacy-stories/in-memoriam-george-herbert-walker-bush-1924-2018-veteran-statesman-diplomat/ |title=In Memoriam: George Herbert Walker Bush (1924–2018): Veteran, Statesman, Diplomat |website=Department of State, The National Museum of American Diplomacy|date=December 20, 2018 }}|{{cite web|url=https://afsa.org/george-hw-bush-diplomats-remember |title=George H.W. Bush: Diplomats Remember |website=American Foreign Service Association}}|{{cite web|url=https://study.com/academy/lesson/the-end-of-the-cold-war-desert-storm.html |title=President George H.W. Bush: Foreign Policy |website=Study.com}}|{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/george-hw-bush-stood-out-as-tough-negotiator-on-world-stage/ |title=George H.W. Bush stood out as tough negotiator on the world stage |publisher=CBS News |date=December 3, 2018 |last=Pamela Falk}}|{{cite web|url=https://professorships.jhu.edu/professorship/george-h-w-bush-professorship-of-international-relations/ |title=George H.W. Bush Professorship of International Relations |website=Johns Hopkins University, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies|date=July 14, 2016 }}}}</ref> | ||
Born into a [[Bush family|wealthy, established family]] in [[Milton, Massachusetts]], Bush was raised in [[Greenwich, Connecticut]]. He attended [[Phillips Academy]] and served as a pilot in the [[United States Navy Reserve]] during World War II before graduating from Yale and moving to [[West Texas]], where he established a successful oil company. Following an unsuccessful run for the United States Senate in [[1964 United States Senate election in Texas|1964]], he was elected to represent [[Texas's 7th congressional district]] in 1966. President [[Richard Nixon]] appointed Bush as the [[United States Ambassador to the United Nations|ambassador to the United Nations]] in 1971 and as [[chairman of the Republican National Committee]] in 1973. President [[Gerald Ford]] appointed him as the [[chief of the Liaison Office to the People's Republic of China]] in 1974 and as the [[director of Central Intelligence]] in 1976. Bush ran for president in 1980 but was defeated in the [[1980 Republican Party presidential primaries|Republican presidential primaries]] by Reagan, who then selected Bush as his vice presidential running mate. In the [[1988 United States presidential election|1988 presidential election]], Bush defeated Democrat [[Michael Dukakis]]. | Born into a [[Bush family|wealthy, established family]] in [[Milton, Massachusetts]], Bush was raised in [[Greenwich, Connecticut]]. He attended [[Phillips Academy]] and served as a pilot in the [[United States Navy Reserve]] during World War II before graduating from Yale and moving to [[West Texas]], where he established a successful oil company. Following an unsuccessful run for the United States Senate in [[1964 United States Senate election in Texas|1964]], he was elected to represent [[Texas's 7th congressional district]] in 1966. President [[Richard Nixon]] appointed Bush as the [[United States Ambassador to the United Nations|ambassador to the United Nations]] in 1971 and as [[chairman of the Republican National Committee]] in 1973. President [[Gerald Ford]] appointed him as the [[chief of the Liaison Office to the People's Republic of China]] in 1974 and as the [[director of Central Intelligence]] in 1976. Bush ran for president in 1980 but was defeated in the [[1980 Republican Party presidential primaries|Republican presidential primaries]] by Reagan, who then selected Bush as his vice presidential running mate. In the [[1988 United States presidential election|1988 presidential election]], Bush defeated Democrat [[Michael Dukakis]]. | ||