| Birth: | Feb. 25, 1888 | | Death: | May 24, 1959 | 
Career Diplomat. John Foster Dulles as Secretary of State, appointed by President Eisenhower, formulated and conducted U.S. foreign policy at the height of the Cold War. He was given extraordinary powers and became the most visible and involved State Secretary in history. He was born in Washington, D.C. the oldest of Reverend Allen and Edith Foster Dulles' five children. His younger brother was Allen Dulles, America's most celebrated Spymaster. He attended public schools in Watertown, New York; graduated Princeton University; attended the Sorbonne, Paris, graduated from George Washington University with a law degree and commenced the practice of law in New York. His years of government service soon began as a special agent for the Department of State in Central America. Dulles was appointed as a Republican to the United States Senate to fill a vacancy but was unsuccessful for reelection. He served on numerous government committees and as sole negotiator of treaties and international problems plaguing the nation. He became the United States representative to the United Nations and then a consultant to the Secretary of State culminating with the appointment as its leader. He made his home in Washington D.C. but maintained a cabin retreat on tiny Duck Island located in Lake Ontario. He was the sole owner where the only other inhabitant was a lighthouse warden. Fighting the effects of cancer and unable to continue his duties, he resigned as Secretary but soon lost his life to the disease two months later at Bethesda. His funeral was held at The National Cathedral with his son, Roman Catholic prelate Cardinal Avery Dulles participating. At the conclusion of the service, his remains were turned over to the military and placed on a gun caisson drawn by a team of horses for the procession to Arlington National Cemetery. Although he never served in the Military and was rejected due to bad eyesight during World War I, he was given a special civilian wavier which allowed him interment in Arlington. Upon the death of his wife, she was interred beside him. John Foster Dulles was time Magazine's "Man of the Year" in 1954 and his image was emblazoned on the cover. Shortly before his death, he was awarded the Medal of Freedom and in 1962 the huge newly constructed International Airport in nearby Virginia was named Dulles International Airport. (bio by: Donald Greyfield)
Cause of death: Cancer, Pneumonia
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Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington
Arlington County
Virginia, USA
Plot: Section 21 Lot 31 Grid M/N-20.5 |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Jan 01, 2001
Find A Grave Memorial# 306 |
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