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John Foster Dulles

John Foster Dulles
Senator John Foster Dulles (R-NY).jpg
52nd United States Secretary of State
In office
January 26, 1953 – April 22, 1959
President Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by Dean Acheson
Succeeded by Christian Herter
United States Senator
from New York
In office
July 7, 1949 – November 8, 1949
Appointed by Thomas E. Dewey
Preceded by Robert F. Wagner
Succeeded by Herbert H. Lehman
Personal details
Born (1888-02-25)February 25, 1888
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Died May 24, 1959(1959-05-24) (aged 71)
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Janet Pomeroy Avery
(m. 1912; his death 1959)
Children
Education Princeton University (A.B.)
George Washington University (J.D.)
Profession
  • Lawyer
  • Diplomat
  • Politician
Religion Presbyterian
Signature
Military service
Service/branch United States Army
Rank Major

John Foster Dulles (/ˈdʌləs/; February 25, 1888 – May 24, 1959) served as U.S. Secretary of State under Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1953 to 1959. He was a significant figure in the early Cold War era, advocating an aggressive stance against Communism throughout the world. He negotiated numerous treaties and alliances that reflected this point of view. He advocated support of the French in their war against the Viet Minh in Indochina but rejected the Geneva Accords that France and the Communists agreed to, and instead supported South Vietnam after the Geneva Conference in 1954.

Born in Washington, D.C., he was one of five children and the eldest son born to Presbyterian minister Allen Macy Dulles and his wife, Edith (née Foster). His paternal grandfather, John Welsh Dulles, had been a Presbyterian missionary in India. His maternal grandfather, John W. Foster doted on Dulles and his brother Allen, who would later become the director of the CIA. The brothers attended public schools in Watertown, New York.

Dulles attended Princeton University and graduated as a member of Phi Beta Kappa in 1908. At Princeton, Dulles competed on the American Whig-Cliosophic Society debate team. He then attended the George Washington University Law School in Washington, D.C.


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