John Foster Dulles
| John Foster Dulles | |
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| 52nd United States Secretary of State | |
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In office January 26, 1953 – April 22, 1959 |
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| President | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Preceded by | Dean Acheson |
| Succeeded by | Christian Herter |
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United States Senator from New York |
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In office July 7, 1949 – November 8, 1949 |
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| Appointed by | Thomas E. Dewey |
| Preceded by | Robert F. Wagner |
| Succeeded by | Herbert H. Lehman |
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February 25, 1888 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Died | May 24, 1959 (aged 71) Walter Reed Hospital Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Janet Pomeroy Avery (m. 1912; his death 1959) |
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Princeton University (A.B.) George Washington University (J.D.) |
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| Religion | Presbyterian |
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| 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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