Dean Acheson

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United States, Statesman
April 11, 1893October, 12, 1971.

Dean Gooderham Acheson (pronounced /ˈætʃɪsən/;) was an American statesman and lawyer. As United States Secretary of State in the administration of President Harry S. Truman from 1949 to 1953, he played a central role in defining American foreign policy during the Cold War. Acheson helped design the Marshall Plan and was a key player in the development of the Truman Doctrine and creation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

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