Chester Bowles

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Chester Bowles was an American diplomat, politician, and publisher who served as U.S. ambassador to India and governor of Connecticut, known for his liberal internationalist views and postwar economic policy work.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American diplomat
American politician
human
publisher
burialPlace River View Cemetery, Essex, Connecticut, United States
coFounded Benton & Bowles
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1901-04-05
dateOfDeath 1986-05-25
educatedAt Yale University
familyName Bowles
fieldOfWork economic policy
foreign policy
firstTermAsUSAmbassadorToIndiaEnd 1953
firstTermAsUSAmbassadorToIndiaStart 1951
fullName Chester Bowles
surface form: "Chester Bliss Bowles"
givenName Chester
ideology liberal internationalism
knownFor advocacy of foreign aid and development assistance
postwar economic policy work
shaping U.S. policy toward India
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
surface form: "Democratic Party (United States)"
notableWork Ambassador’s Report
The New Dimensions of Peace
occupation advertising executive
author
diplomat
politician
publisher
placeOfBirth Springfield, Massachusetts
surface form: "Springfield, Massachusetts, United States"
placeOfDeath Essex, Connecticut, United States
positionHeld Governor of Connecticut
Member of the United States House of Representatives
Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
surface form: "Under Secretary of State"

United States Ambassador
surface form: "United States Ambassador to India"

United States Ambassador to Nepal
residence Essex, Connecticut, United States
secondTermAsUSAmbassadorToIndiaEnd 1969
secondTermAsUSAmbassadorToIndiaStart 1963
servedAs U.S. ambassador to India
governor of Connecticut
servedUnderPresidentAsAmbassadorToIndia President Harry S. Truman
surface form: "Harry S. Truman"

John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
servedUnderPresidentAsUnderSecretaryOfState John F. Kennedy
termEndAsGovernorOfConnecticut 1951
termStartAsGovernorOfConnecticut 1949

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Chester Bowles fullName Chester Bowles
this entity surface form: "Chester Bliss Bowles"

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