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John Foster Dulles. John Foster Dulles[ a] (February 25, 1888 – May 24, 1959) was an American politician, lawyer, and diplomat who served as United States secretary of state under president Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1953 until his resignation in 1959. A member of the Republican Party, he was briefly a U.S. senator from New York in 1949.
John Foster Dulles (born Feb. 25, 1888, Washington, D.C.—died May 24, 1959, Washington, D.C.) was the U.S. secretary of state (1953–59) under President Dwight D. Eisenhower. He was the architect of many major elements of U.S. foreign policy in the Cold War with the Soviet Union after World War II .
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Introduction. John Foster Dulles was appointed Secretary of State by President Dwight Eisenhower on January 21, 1953. Dulles served for much of the decade, leaving an indelible mark upon U.S. foreign policy that included close cooperation between the Department of State and the Central Intelligence Agency as well as a focus upon international mutual security agreements designed to contain ...
John Foster Dulles. May 24, 1959. First Secretary of State to hold regular press conferences. 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. While still a college student at Princeton ...
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. Dulles was born in Washington DC to a notable political family: his uncle and grandfather were both Secretary of State before ...
SHARP at 9 a.m., Jan. 22, 1953, John Foster Dulles showed up for work in his fifth-floor office at the State Department, a tall, austere-looking man, eyes wary, mouth turned down at the corners,...
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Learn about the life and career of John Foster Dulles, who served as secretary of state to President Eisenhower from 1953 to 1959. He was a prominent figure in international affairs, a lawyer, a senator, and a relative of two former secretaries of state.
