John Foster Dulles
Born
February 25, 1888
Died
May 24, 1959 (71 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Washington, D.C., United States of America
John Foster Dulles (February 25, 1888 – May 24, 1959) was an American politician, lawyer, and diplomat who served as United States secretary of state under president Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1953 until his resignation in 1959. A member of the Republican Party, he was briefly a U.S. senator from New York in 1949. Dulles was a significant figure in the early Cold War era, who advocated an aggressive stance against communism throughout the world.
