Dean Gooderham Acheson was an American politician and lawyer. As the 51st U.S. secretary of state, he set the foreign policy of the Harry S. Truman administration from 1949 to 1953. He was also Truman
Dean G. Acheson, U.S. Secretary of State
Acheson sworn into office as Secretary of State, by Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson, (January 21, 1949)
Acheson (fifth from right) as Secretary of State at a meeting of the Truman cabinet, August 25, 1950; President Truman is fourth from right
The gravesite of Dean Acheson in Oak Hill Cemetery