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
human
statesman
appointedBy Harry S. Truman
burialPlace Trinity Episcopal Cathedral churchyard, Columbia, South Carolina, United States
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1882-05-02
dateOfDeath 1972-04-09
familyName Byrnes
fullName James Francis Byrnes
givenName James
heldPosition Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
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
transition from New Deal domestic politics to Cold War diplomacy
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party (United States)
nominatedBy Franklin D. Roosevelt
notableWork involvement in post–World War II European settlement
participation in Potsdam Conference
role in early Cold War foreign policy
occupation diplomat
judge
lawyer
politician
placeOfBirth Charleston, South Carolina, United States
placeOfDeath Columbia, South Carolina, United States
positionEnd Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, 1942-10-03
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
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
religion Roman Catholicism
represented South Carolina
residence Columbia, South Carolina, United States
servedInAdministrationOf Harry S. Truman
sexOrGender male
stateOfOffice South Carolina
succeededInOffice George C. Marshall as United States Secretary of State
wasMemberOf United States House of Representatives
United States Senate

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James C. McReynolds ("James F. Byrnes")
James Clark McReynolds ("James F. Byrnes")
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Office of War Mobilization ("James F. Byrnes")
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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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Long Telegram
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Edward R. Stettinius Jr. ("James F. Byrnes")
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Office of War Mobilization ("James F. Byrnes")
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