David Dean Rusk

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David Dean Rusk was a prominent American diplomat who served as U.S. Secretary of State under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, playing a key role in Cold War foreign policy.

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instanceOf United States Secretary of State
diplomat
human
academicDegree Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Philosophy
appointedBy John F. Kennedy NERFINISHED
awardReceived Presidential Medal of Freedom NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath heart failure
conflict World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1909-02-09
dateOfDeath 1994-12-20
educatedAt Davidson College NERFINISHED
Rhodes Scholar NERFINISHED
St John’s College, Oxford NERFINISHED
employer Rockefeller Foundation NERFINISHED
United States Army
United States Department of State
University of Georgia NERFINISHED
endTime 1969-01-20
familyName Rusk NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork foreign policy
international relations
fullName David Dean Rusk NERFINISHED
givenName David NERFINISHED
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
militaryBranch United States Army
militaryRank colonel
notableWork role in Cuban Missile Crisis diplomacy
role in Vietnam War policy
shaping United States foreign policy during the Cold War
numberOfChildren 3
officeContested United States Secretary of State NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Cherokee County, Georgia, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Athens, Georgia, United States NERFINISHED
positionHeld Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs NERFINISHED
United States Deputy Undersecretary of State NERFINISHED
United States Secretary of State
precededBy Christian Herter NERFINISHED
reappointedBy Lyndon B. Johnson NERFINISHED
religion Baptist
residence Athens, Georgia, United States NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
spouse Virginia Foisie Rusk NERFINISHED
startTime 1961-01-21
succeededBy William P. Rogers NERFINISHED
workLocation Athens, Georgia NERFINISHED
Washington, D.C.

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Dean Rusk birthName David Dean Rusk