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John Foster Dulles | |
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| Born | February 25, 1888 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Died | May 24, 1959 (aged 71) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Cause of death | Cancer |
| Political orientation | Imperialism Anti-communism |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Janet Pomeroy Avery |
John Foster Dulles (February 25, 1888 – May 24, 1959) was an Statesian 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 and was influential in foreign policy circles prior to his appointment as secretary of state.
Foster Dulles became secretary of state at the same time his younger brother, Allen Dulles, became director of the CIA and together they wielded huge influence over the overt and covert functions of U.S. imperialism during the Eisenhower administration. Together the brothers played key roles in the overthrow of Mohammad Mosaddegh in Iran and Jacobo Árbenz in Guatemala as well as the destabilisation of Indonesia under Sukarno.[1]
Foster Dulles' grandfather and uncle had both been secretary of state, and both Foster Dulles and his younger brother were partners at a law firm which represented the United Fruit Company, in which Allen owned shares.[2]
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- ↑ Blum, William (1995). Killing Hope. [PDF] ISBN 978-1-56751-252-6
- ↑ “United Fruit’s governmental reach was not limited to Central America. In fact, at the time of Arbenz’s election, the company’s legal matters were represented by the US Secretary of State under Eisenhower, John Foster Dulles, and his law firm, Sullivan & Cromwell. Dulles’ brother, Allen, was the director of the CIA and owned shares in United Fruit, previously serving on its board. The president’s private secretary was married to United Fruit’s public relations officer. This broad, tangled reach was often compared to an octopus, earning the company the creature’s Spanish name, el pulpo, in its operation areas.”
Kassandre Dwyer (2024-11-30). "Bananas & Brutality: The Twisted History of United Fruit" The Collector.