WASHINGTON (AFP) - Former US treasury secretary Paul O'Neill, who served under George W. Bush, died on Saturday (April 18) at the age of 84 after a battle with cancer, his alma mater Indiana University announced.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
WASHINGTON - Former US treasury secretary Paul O'Neill, who served under George W. Bush, died on Saturday at the age of 84 after a battle with cancer, his alma mater Indiana University announced.
The straight-talking secretary lasted less than two years at the Treasury during Bush's first term in office - he was fired after a public spat with the administration in December 2002. "Through my book he spoke truth to the world about no WMD in Iraq, Cheney's seizure of power and Bush's fecklessness," Suskind wrote on Twitter.
Current Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin tweeted that O'Neill had served America"with distinction during challenging times."
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