ABSTRACT
Born: February 25, 1888; Washington, D.C. Died: May 24, 1959; Washington, D.C. Area of Achievement: Government and politics Contribution: As secretary of state from 1953 to
1959, a period marked by major crises in Asia and Europe, Dulles advocated a policy of firmly countering Soviet and Chinese Communist advances; in doing so, he enunciated a diplomatic doctrine that had great influence in the Cold War era.
