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John Foster Dulles (1888-1959) was the United States Secretary of State between 1953 and 1959. He was an important if somewhat controversial figure who shaped American foreign policy in the first decade of the Cold War.
John Foster Dulles, (born Feb. 25, 1888, Washington, D.C., U.S.—died May 24, 1959, Washington, D.C.), U.S. secretary of state (1953–59). He was counsel to the American Peace Commission at Versailles, France, and later helped oversee the payment of World War I reparations.
May 24, 1959. Recognition/Achievement. First Secretary of State to hold regular press conferences. Role/Rank. Secretary of State. Grandson of one Secretary of State and nephew of another, John Foster Dulles benefited from several unique opportunities which prepared him well to become a leader in government service.
May 23, 2018 · Dulles, John Foster (1888–1959) US statesman, secretary of state (1953–59) under Dwight D. Eisenhower. A powerful opponent of communism, he became a back-room influence on the Republican Party in the 1940s, and served briefly in the Senate.
John Foster Dulles – Master Craftsman, Man of Paradox. President Dwight Eisenhower appointed John Foster Dulles as Secretary of State in January 1953, a job he held until almost the end of the decade. Dulles’ firm friendship with the President gave him direct access to the Oval Office; he got access to the Central Intelligence Agency ...
John Foster Dulles served as secretary of state to President Eisenhower from January 21, 1953, until his resignation on April 15, 1959. He died shortly thereafter from the effects of cancer.
John Foster Dulles was an American politician, lawyer, and diplomat. A member of the Republican Party, Dulles served as United States Secretary of State under President Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1953 until his resignation in 1959 and was briefly a Senator from New York in 1949.
