Tuesday, August 4, 2020

Rusk, Dean

Rusk, Dean Rusk, Dean (David Dean Rusk), 1909â€"94, U.S. secretary of state (1961â€"69), b. Cherokee co., Ga. After teaching (1934â€"40) and serving in World War II, he entered (1946) the Dept. of State. In 1950 he became assistant secretary of state for Far Eastern Affairs and played a major role in the U.S. decision to take military action in the Korean War . After serving (1952â€"61) as president of the Rockefeller Foundation, Rusk became (1961) secretary of state in President John F. Kennedy 's cabinet and continued to hold the post under President Lyndon B. Johnson . He supported economic aid to underdeveloped nations, low tariffs to encourage world trade, and the 1963 nuclear test ban treaty with the Soviet Union. A firm believer in the use of military force to prevent Communist expansion, Rusk strongly defended the Vietnam War . Following his retirement from public service, he taught international law at the Univ. of Georgia (1970â€"84). See The Winds of Freedom, selections from his speeches, ed. by E. K. Lindley (1963). The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2012, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. See more Encyclopedia articles on: U.S. History: Biographies

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