Assistant Secretary of State
Appointed Assistant Secretary of State
Role range: 1941-1945
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Dean Gooderham Acheson Biography and Timeline
Follow Dean Gooderham Acheson through 16 dated historical records for United States of America.
Dean Gooderham Acheson, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1941–1969Years on this page
1941
1945
Report
Urges international control of atomic power
Role range: 1945-1949
Under Secretary
Appointed Under Secretary of State
Role range: 1945-1949
1948
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)
Signs the Treaty establishing the NATO alliance
Role range: 1945-1949
Treaty of NATO
Signs the Treaty establishing the NATO alliance
Role range: 1945-1949
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)
Signs the Treaty establishing the NATO alliance
Role range: 1945-1949
1949
Secretary of State
Appointed Secretary of State
Role range: 1949-1953
1950
Advises Truman to allocate $15 million to France for Indochina
Advises Truman to allocate $15 million to France for Indochina
Role range: 1945-1953 – 1949-1953
Military Aid
Advises Truman to allocate $15 million to France for Indochina
Role range: 1945-1953 – 1949-1953
Cold War
Makes a speech suggesting ways in which Russia can end the Cold War
Role range: 1945-1953 – 1949-1953
1951
Diplomatic Plan
Places a disarmament plan before the United Nations General Assembly, countrered by Russia
Role range: 1949-1953
United Nations
Places a disarmament plan before the United Nations General Assembly, countrered by Russia
Role range: 1949-1953
1958
Power and Diplomacy
Publication of "Power & Diplomacy"
Publication of Power & Diplomacy
Publication of "Power & Diplomacy"
1965
Morning and Noon
Publication of "Morning & Noon"
1969
Present at the Creation
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Publication of "Present at the Creation"
Records, sources and methodology
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