John Foster Dulles
John Foster Dulles 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.
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- Born in
- Washington, D.C.
- Educated at
- Princeton UniversityUniversity of ParisGeorge Washington Universityprimary education
- Awards
- 🏆 Medal of Freedom
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1888
Born
Birth1959
Died
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