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Mar 18, 2005 · March 18, 2005. George F. Kennan, the American diplomat who did more than any other envoy of his generation to shape United States policy during the cold war, died on Thursday night in Princeton,...
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One man who had first hand knowledge was a Foreign Service officer, George F. Kennan. In 1946, while he was Chargé d’Affaires in Moscow, Kennan sent an 8,000-word telegram to the Department—the now-famous “long telegram”—on the aggressive nature of Stalin’s foreign policy.
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May 23, 2018 · Born February 16, 1904. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. U.S. diplomat, historian, and author. G eorge F. Kennan is considered one of the greatest diplomats and statesmen of the United States. Kennan played a major role in formulating U.S. foreign policy, especially on the issue of Soviet-U.S. relations during the early stages of the Cold War.
Sep 30, 2016 · September 30, 2016. U.S. Ambassador to Russia, George F. Kennan, chats with a newsman after the Russian government told the U.S. State Department that Kennan must be recalled immediately. The...
Nov 6, 2011 · Louis Menand writes about the American diplomat George Kennan, who guided U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War, despite his admiration for Russia. Skip to main content Newsletter
Mar 16, 2023 · Kennan’s understanding of state interests and Russian history underpinned the last struggle of his long life (he died in 2005, aged 101). He opposed the expansion of Nato after the cold war,...
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George F. Kennan, a career Foreign Service Officer, formulated the policy of “containment,” the basic United States strategy for fighting the cold war (1947–1989) with the Soviet Union.
