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Dean Gooderham Acheson was an American politician and lawyer. As the 51st U.S. secretary of state, he set the foreign policy of the Harry S. Truman administration from 1949 to 1953. He was also Truman's main foreign policy advisor from 1945 to 1947 during early years of the Cold War. Acheson helped design the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan, as well as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. He was in private law practice from July 1947 to December 1948.

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Dean Acheson

American statesman and lawyer (1893-1971)

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Occupation: politician, diplomat, lawyer
Position held: United States Secretary of State
Citizenship: United States
Born: April 11, 1893
Died: October 12, 1971

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