In 1957 , Eagleburger joined the United States Foreign Service , and served in various posts in embassies , consulates , and the Department of State . From 1961 to 1965 he served as a staffer at the U.S. Embassy in Belgrade , Yugoslavia . He was known as the person who handled the Skopje 1963 earthquake crisis , and managed the first US-Soviet humanitarian cooperation , after which he was nicknamed Lawrence of Macedonia
Skopje 1963 earthquake
1963 Skopje earthquake
Lawrence Eagleburger