Allen Dulles

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diplomat human intelligence officer lawyer

Allen Dulles was an American diplomat and intelligence officer who became the longest-serving Director of Central Intelligence, playing a central role in shaping U.S. Cold War espionage and covert operations.

Aliases (4)

Allen W. Dulles ×4
Allen Welsh Dulles ×4
Allan Dulles ×1
Allen Macy Dulles ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	diplomat → human → intelligence officer → lawyer →
allegiance	United States of America →
appointedBy	Dwight D. Eisenhower →
authorOf	Germany’s Underground → The Craft of Intelligence →
causeOfDeath	influenza →
child	Clover Todd Dulles →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1893-04-07 →
dateOfDeath	1969-01-29 →
educatedAt	George Washington University Law School → Princeton University →
employer	Central Intelligence Agency → United States Department of State →
endTime	1961-11-29 →
familyName	Dulles →
fieldOfWork	foreign policy → intelligence →
fullName	Allen Welsh Dulles →
givenName	Allen →
memberOf	Republican Party (United States) → Warren Commission →
militaryBranch	Office of Strategic Services →
notableEvent	1953 Iranian coup d’état → 1954 Guatemalan coup d’état → Bay of Pigs Invasion planning → U-2 incident of 1960 →
notableWork	The Craft of Intelligence →
occupation	diplomat → intelligence officer → lawyer →
placeOfBirth	Watertown, New York, United States →
placeOfDeath	Washington, D.C., United States →
politicalIdeology	anti-communism →
positionHeld	Deputy Director of Central Intelligence → Director of Central Intelligence → Director of Central Intelligence Agency →
replaced	Walter Bedell Smith →
replacedBy	John A. McCone →
residence	New York City, United States → Washington, D.C., United States →
sibling	Eleanor Lansing Dulles → John Foster Dulles →
spouse	Clover Todd →
startTime	1953-02-26 →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bitter Fruit →	aboutPerson
National Security Medal ("Allen W. Dulles") →	awardedTo
Office of Strategic Services →	employed
Allen Dulles ("Allen Welsh Dulles") →	fullName
Hotchkiss School ("Allan Dulles") →	hasAlumnus
Edith Foster Dulles ("Allen Welsh Dulles") →	hasRelative
Warren Commission ("Allen W. Dulles") →	member
Edith Foster Dulles ("Allen Welsh Dulles") →	notableFamilyConnection
Office of Policy Coordination →	notablePersonnel
John Foster Dulles ("Allen Macy Dulles") →	parent
Director of Central Intelligence ("Allen W. Dulles") →	positionHeldBy
John Foster Dulles ("Allen Welsh Dulles") →	sibling
Walter Bedell Smith ("Allen W. Dulles") →	workedWith