Secretary of State James F. Byrnes
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James F. Byrnes was a prominent American statesman who served as U.S. Secretary of State under President Harry S. Truman and played a key role in shaping early Cold War foreign policy.
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| instanceOf |
American politician
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human → statesman → |
| appointedBy |
Harry S. Truman
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| burialPlace |
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral churchyard, Columbia, South Carolina, United States
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| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| dateOfBirth |
1882-05-02
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| dateOfDeath |
1972-04-09
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| familyName |
Byrnes
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| fullName |
James Francis Byrnes
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| givenName |
James
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| heldPosition |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
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Governor of South Carolina → U.S. Representative from South Carolina → United States Secretary of State → United States Secretary of War Mobilization → United States Senator from South Carolina → |
| knownFor |
influence on Truman administration foreign policy
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transition from New Deal domestic politics to Cold War diplomacy → |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Democratic Party (United States)
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| nominatedBy |
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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| notableWork |
involvement in post–World War II European settlement
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participation in Potsdam Conference → role in early Cold War foreign policy → |
| occupation |
diplomat
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judge → lawyer → politician → |
| placeOfBirth |
Charleston, South Carolina, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
Columbia, South Carolina, United States
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| positionEnd |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, 1942-10-03
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Governor of South Carolina, 1955-01-18 → United States Secretary of State, 1947-01-21 → United States Senator from South Carolina, 1941-07-08 → |
| positionStart |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, 1941-07-08
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Governor of South Carolina, 1951-01-16 → United States Secretary of State, 1945-07-03 → United States Senator from South Carolina, 1931-03-04 → |
| precededInOffice |
Edward R. Stettinius Jr. as United States Secretary of State
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| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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| represented |
South Carolina
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| residence |
Columbia, South Carolina, United States
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| servedInAdministrationOf |
Harry S. Truman
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| sexOrGender |
male
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| stateOfOffice |
South Carolina
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| succeededInOffice |
George C. Marshall as United States Secretary of State
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| wasMemberOf |
United States House of Representatives
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United States Senate → |
Referenced by (9)
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James C. McReynolds
("James F. Byrnes")
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James Clark McReynolds ("James F. Byrnes") → |
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Office of War Mobilization
("James F. Byrnes")
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director |
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James F. Byrnes
("James Francis Byrnes")
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Szilard petition
("James F. Byrnes")
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Betts v. Brady
("James F. Byrnes")
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majorityJustices |
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Long Telegram
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recipient |
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Edward R. Stettinius Jr.
("James F. Byrnes")
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replacedBy |
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Office of War Mobilization
("James F. Byrnes")
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