(AP/ABC News) Sol M. Linowitz, a diplomat, lawyer, and businessman who played key roles in Middle East peace negotiations and the Panama Canal treaty during the Carter administration, died Friday at age 91. "Sol Linowitz was a dedicated public servant with great political courage, encyclopedic knowledge of foreign affairs, and unexcelled diplomatic skills," former President Carter said. Linowtiz, a former chairman of Xerox Corp., represented Carter in Middle East peace negotiations that followed the 1978 Camp David accords.
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