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Dean Gooderham Acheson (pronounced / ˈætʃɪsən / ATCH-iss-ən; [1] April 11, 1893 – October 12, 1971) was an American statesman and lawyer. As the 51st U.S. Secretary of State, he set the foreign policy of the Harry S. Truman administration from 1949 to 1953.
Dean Acheson was the U.S. secretary of state (1949–53) and adviser to four presidents. He became the principal creator of U.S. foreign policy in the Cold War period following World War II; he helped to create the Western alliance in opposition to the Soviet Union and other communist nations.
Dec 16, 2009 · Dean Acheson was an American statesman who shaped international policy after World War II with his contributions to the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan.
Dean Gooderham Acheson served as Secretary of State under President Truman from 1949-1953. Noting his enormous influence, historian Randall Woods described Acheson as “a primary architect” of the Cold War.
Dean Gooderham Acheson served as Secretary of State from January 21, 1949, through January 20, 1953, and exerted significant influence on U.S. foreign policy during his tenure.
DEAN ACHESON. Washington, D.C. June 30, 1971. by Theodore A. Wilson and Richard D. McKinzie [1] WILSON: At the end of the war and the first year thereafter, was the role that the State Department, perhaps, saw itself as playing, one not just in planning but in the administration of programs?
Dean Acheson (1893-1971) was the United States Secretary of State under Harry S. Truman, between 1949 and 1953. Acheson was born in Middletown, Connecticut, the son of a Protestant bishop. Acheson was educated at the Groton School before studying at Yale and graduating in 1915.
