Alexander Haig
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![Chief of Staff Haig (far right), Sec. of State Kissinger, Rep. Ford and President Richard Nixon meet on October 13, 1973, regarding Ford's upcoming appointment as Vice President.](/Images/godic/202501/16/Kissinger_Nixon_Ford_Haig5116.jpg")
![General Alexander Haig, USA as SACEUR](/Images/godic/202501/16/General_Alexander_M._Haig,_Jr5116.jpg")
![Secretary of State Haig speaks to the press after the attempted assassination on President Ronald Reagan](/Images/godic/202501/16/Al_Haig_speaks_to_press_19815116.jpg")
Alexander Meigs Haig Jr. (December 2, 1924 –February 20, 2010) was a United States Army general who served as the United States Secretary of State under President Ronald Reagan and White House Chief of Staff under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. He also served as Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, the second-highest ranking officer in the Army, and as Supreme Allied Commander Europe commanding all U.S. and NATO forces in Europe.