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Peter Tarnoff (born April 19 1937) served as the Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs during the first Clinton term from 1993 to 1997. In May 1997 United States Secretary of State Madeleine Albright presented him the Department of State’s highest award the Distinguished Service Award for extraordinary service in advancing American interests through creative and effective diplomacy.Tarnoff was President of the Council on Foreign Relations from 1986 to 1993.