Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

David Dean Rusk Biography and Timeline

Follow David Dean Rusk through 8 dated historical records for United States of America.

David Dean Rusk, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

8Distinct records
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1950–1961Years on this page

1950

At the Senate Foreign Relations Committee suppoprts French aid in Indochina

Government / Democratic Party Government

At the Senate Foreign Relations Committee suppoprts French aid in Indochina

Role range: 1945-1953

Foreign Relations Committee

Government / Democratic Party Government

At the Senate Foreign Relations Committee suppoprts French aid in Indochina

Role range: 1945-1953

Rule of Indochina

Government / Democratic Party Government

At the Senate Foreign Relations Committee suppoprts French aid in Indochina

Role range: 1945-1953

Secretary

Government / Democratic Party Government

Appointed Assistant Secretary of State, concerned with the Far East

Senate Foreign Relations Committee

Government / Democratic Party Government

At the Senate Foreign Relations Committee suppoprts French aid in Indochina

Role range: 1945-1953

1952

President of Rockefeller Foundation

President of Rockefeller Foundation · Government / Democratic Party Government

Appointed President of the Rockefeller Foundation

Rockefeller Foundation

President of Rockefeller Foundation · Government / Democratic Party Government

Appointed President of the Rockefeller Foundation

1961

Government

Government / Democratic Party Government

Appointed Secretary of State

Role range: 1961-1969

Records, sources and methodology

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