John Foster Dulles
/ˌdʒɒn ˌfɒstə ˈdʌlɪs/
/ˌdʒɑːn ˌfɑːstər ˈdʌlɪs/
- (1888-1959) a US lawyer who became Secretary of State (1953-9) under President Eisenhower. He developed a US foreign policy that was strongly opposed to the USSR and to Communism, which he considered to be morally evil.
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