Dean Acheson

Dean Acheson        (Lawyer)
Born	Dean Gooderham Acheson 1893-04-11 Middletown, Connecticut, U.S.
Died	October 12, 1971 (Age 78) Sandy Spring, Maryland, U.S.
Nationality	US
Alma mater	Yale University, Harvard Law School
Religion	Episcopalian
Children	• David Campion Acheson Jane Acheson Brown • Mary Eleanor Acheson Bundy
Spouse	Alice Caroline Stanley
Founder of	Committee to Maintain a Prudent Defence Policy
Member of	Alibi Club, Century Group, Covington & Burling, Delta Kappa Epsilon, Scroll and Key, The Georgetown Set
Interest of	James Chace
Party	Democratic
United States Secretary of State  In office January 21, 1949 - January 20, 1953 Preceded by George Marshall Succeeded by John Foster DullesH. Freeman Matthews  Under Secretary of State In office August 16, 1945 - June 30, 1947  Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs In office December 20, 1944 - August 15, 1945  Assistant Secretary of State for Congressional Relations and International Conferences In office December 20, 1944 - August 15, 1945

Dean Acheson was the 51st US Secretary of State.

Career

Acheson became private secretary to the Supreme Court Justice, Louis Brandeis (1919-21).

Connections

Marshall Shulman, a member of the Cercle, was a special assistant to Dean Acheson.

 

Events Participated in

Event	Start	End	Location(s)	Description
Bilderberg/1958	13 September 1958	15 September 1958	Buxton UK England	The 7th Bilderberg and the first one in the UK. 72 guests
Bilderberg/1962	18 May 1962	20 May 1962	Sweden Saltsjöbaden	The 11th Bilderberg meeting and the first one in Sweden.
Bilderberg/1964	20 March 1964	22 March 1964	US Virginia Williamsburg	A year after this meeting, the post of GATT/Director-General was set up, and given Eric Wyndham White, who attended the '64 meeting. Several subsequent holders have been Bilderberg insiders, only 2 are not known to have attended the group.

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