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Waite, Terry (Terence Waite), 1939–, British church official. An adviser to Robert Runcie Runcie, Robert Alexander Kennedy (rŭn`sē), 1921–2000, archbishop of Canterbury (1980–91). Bishop of St.
..... Click the link for more information. , the Archbishop of Canterbury, he successfully negotiated the release of British hostages in Iran (1981) and Libya (1985). His later efforts to free U.S. hostages in Beirut were unsuccessful and were compromised by his association with Lt. Col. Oliver North North, Oliver Laurence, 1943–, American military officer, b. San Antonio, Tex. Raised in Philmont, N.Y., he entered the U.S. Marines, graduated from Annapolis (1968), served in the Vietnam War, and attained the rank of lieutenant colonel.
..... Click the link for more information. (see also Iran-contra affair Iran-contra affair, in U.S. history, secret arrangement in the 1980s to provide funds to the Nicaraguan contra rebels from profits gained by selling arms to Iran.
..... Click the link for more information. ), and he was kidnapped (Jan., 1987) by Shiite Muslims during talks there. Waite was released in Nov., 1991.