Richard A. Boucher, who served as State Dept. spokesman longer than anyone else (1980s - 2000s)

 He died at age 73 of spindle cell carcinoma.

Boucher had served for 5 Secretaries of State :

James A. Baker, Warren Christopher, Madeleine K. Albright,

Colin Powell, Condoleeza Rice -- he had joined the Foreign

service in 1977.

nytimes.com Obituary (July 2, 2025)