Christian A. Herter

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkbp:birth_date 1895-03-28
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:children gptkb:3
gptkbp:death_date 1966-06-01
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkbp:district gptkb:Massachusetts's_9th_congressional_district
gptkbp:education gptkb:Harvard_College
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Christian A. Herter
gptkbp:image https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/ Christian_ A._ Herter%2 C_ Secretary_of_ State.jpg/220px-Christian_ A._ Herter%2 C_ Secretary_of_ State.jpg
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:John_F._Kennedy
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt
gptkbp:known_for Support for the United Nations
European integration advocacy
Marshall Plan support
Foreign policy during the Cold War
Promotion of the Eisenhower Doctrine
Advocacy for international trade
NATO support
Support for the establishment of the Organization of American States
Support for the establishment of the European Economic Community
Promotion of the Point Four Program
U. S. relations with Western Europe
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notable_works Herter Report
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Businessman
gptkb:diplomat
gptkb:lawyer
gptkbp:political_career 1943-1966
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:political_position U. S. Representative from Massachusetts
gptkbp:position_held gptkb:Secretary_of_State
gptkb:Governor
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:John_Foster_Dulles
gptkb:Robert_F._Bradford
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Captain
gptkbp:service_years 1917-1919
gptkbp:spouse Mary Herter
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Endicott_Peabody
gptkb:Dean_Rusk
gptkbp:term_end 1947-01-03
1959-01-08
gptkbp:term_start 1943-01-03
1953-01-20
gptkbp:website https://www.herter.org
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Leverett_Saltonstall
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5