Chester Bowles Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Chester Bowles, based on 5 World History Database records associated with United States of America.

5 records1960–19685 events1 places

Chronological biography

1960

Advises Kennedy that south east Asia & Vietnam should be treated as1960

Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Advises Kennedy that south east Asia & Vietnam should be treated as neutral

Neutrality1960

Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Advises Kennedy that south east Asia & Vietnam should be treated as neutral

1961

Diplomatic Objections Raised28 January 1961

Warfare / Bay of Pigs Invasion · Under Secretary of State of USA · Washington

Bowles argues that the operation threatens United States diplomatic credibility.

State Department Objections28 January 1961

Warfare / Bay of Pigs Invasion · Under Secretary of State of USA · Washington

Bowles raises objections to the invasion plan within the State Department.

1968

Discusses US access to Kampuchea if it is invaded by North Vietnam1968

Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Discusses US access to Kampuchea if it is invaded by North Vietnam with Sihanouk

Titles and roles

Under Secretary of State of USA

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.