Dean Rusk
| Dean Rusk | |
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| 54th United States Secretary of State | |
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In office January 21, 1961 – January 20, 1969 |
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| President |
John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | Christian A. Herter |
| Succeeded by | William P. Rogers |
| 2nd Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs | |
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In office March 28, 1950 – December 9, 1951 |
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| President | Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | William Walton Butterworth |
| Succeeded by | John Moore Allison |
| 1st Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs | |
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In office February 8, 1949 – May 26, 1949 |
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| President | Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | Post created |
| Succeeded by | John D. Hickerson |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
David Dean Rusk February 9, 1909 Cherokee County, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | December 20, 1994 (aged 85) Athens, Georgia, U.S. |
| Resting place | Oconee Hill Cemetery in Athens, Georgia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Virginia Foisie Rusk (m. 1937; his death 1994) |
| Children |
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| Education |
Davidson College Oxford University UC Berkeley School of Law |
| Profession | Professor, Soldier, Politician |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Awards | Legion of Merit |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Rank |
 Colonel
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| Battles/wars | World War II |
David Dean Rusk (February 9, 1909 – December 20, 1994) was the United States Secretary of State from 1961 to 1969 under presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. Rusk is the joint-second-longest serving U.S. Secretary of State of all time, behind only Cordell Hull and tied with William H. Seward.
David Dean Rusk was born in a rural district of Cherokee County, Georgia, to Robert Hugh Rusk and Frances Elizabeth (née Clotfelter) Rusk. He was educated in Atlanta's public schools, graduated from Boys High School in 1925, and spent two years working for an Atlanta lawyer before working his way through Davidson College. Rusk was coached in football by William "Monk" Younger and was a member of the Kappa Alpha Order Sigma chapter, and the national military honor society Scabbard and Blade becoming a Cadet Lieutenant Colonel commanding the Reserve Officers' Training Corps battalion. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1931. While studying in England as a Rhodes Scholar at St. John's College, Oxford, he received the Cecil Peace Prize in 1933.
Rusk married the former Virginia Foisie (October 5, 1915 – February 24, 1996) on June 9, 1937. They had three children: David, Richard and Peggy Rusk.
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