John Foster Dulles

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John Foster Dulles was a prominent U.S. Secretary of State during the Eisenhower administration, known for shaping Cold War foreign policy and advocating a strong stance against communism.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf diplomat
human
lawyer
politician
advocatedPolicy rollback of communism
appointedBy Dwight D. Eisenhower
birthDate 1888-02-25
birthPlace Washington, D.C.
surface form: Washington, D.C., United States
burialPlace Arlington National Cemetery
causeOfDeath cancer
colon cancer
contributedTo North Atlantic Treaty Organization policy
Treaty of San Francisco
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1959-05-24
deathPlace Washington, D.C.
surface form: Washington, D.C., United States
educatedAt George Washington University
surface form: George Washington University Law School

Princeton University
employer United States Department of State
familyName Dulles, Virginia
surface form: Dulles
fieldOfWork foreign policy
international law
fullName John Foster Dulles self-link
givenName John
grandparent John Watson Foster
hasHonor Washington Dulles International Airport named after him
languageSpoken English
memberOfPoliticalParty Republican Party
surface form: Republican Party (United States)
notableFor advocating a strong stance against communism
policy of brinkmanship
policy of massive retaliation
shaping U.S. Cold War foreign policy
occupation diplomat
lawyer
politician
parent Allen Dulles
surface form: Allen Macy Dulles

Edith Foster Dulles
participatedIn San Francisco Conference
surface form: San Francisco Conference (1945)
positionHeld United States Secretary of State
relative Robert Lansing
religion Presbyterianism
residence Washington, D.C.
surface form: Washington, D.C., United States
servedInAdministrationOf Dwight D. Eisenhower
sibling Allen Dulles
surface form: Allen Welsh Dulles
spouse Janet Pomeroy Avery
supportedDoctrine containment of communism
workPeriodEnd 1959-04-22
workPeriodStart 1953-01-26

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book "Bitter Fruit" aboutPerson John Foster Dulles
subject surface form: Bitter Fruit
Massive Retaliation strategy announcedBy John Foster Dulles
John Foster Dulles fullName John Foster Dulles self-link
Edith Foster Dulles hasFather John Foster Dulles
Dulles, Virginia namedAfter John Foster Dulles
IAD namedAfter John Foster Dulles
subject surface form: Washington Dulles International Airport
Treaty of San Francisco negotiatedBy John Foster Dulles
Foster notableBearer John Foster Dulles
Edith Foster Dulles notableFamilyConnection John Foster Dulles
Allen Dulles sibling John Foster Dulles
Dean Acheson succeededBy John Foster Dulles