Dean Acheson
April 11, 1893 – October 12, 1971
Dean Acheson (1893–1971) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 51st U.S. secretary of state from 1949 to 1953 under President Harry S. Truman. He helped design the Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. He was Truman's main foreign policy adviser from 1945 to 1947 during the early Cold War.
Offices held
Jan 21, 1949 – Jan 20, 1953
Preceded by
George C. Marshall Succeeded by
H. Freeman Matthews
George C. Marshall Succeeded by
H. Freeman Matthews
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1894
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1908
1915
1922
1929
1936
1943
1950
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1971
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1985