Christian Herter
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American politician (1895-1966)
Key facts
- President
- John F. Kennedy , Lyndon B. Johnson
- Preceded by
- Position established
- Succeeded by
- William M. Roth
- Lieutenant
- Sumner G. Whittier
- Born
- Christian Archibald Herter , ( 1895-03-28 ) March 28, 1895, Paris, France
- Died
- December 30, 1966 (1966-12-30) (aged 71) , Washington, D.C., U.S.
- Resting place
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
- Party
- Republican
- Spouse
- Mary Pratt ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1917 )
- Education
- Harvard University ( BA ), Columbia University
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Christian
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Paris
- Place of death
- Washington, D.C.
- Father
- Albert Herter
- Occupation
- secretary
- Employer
- Johns Hopkins University
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- publishing
- Image
- Christian Archibald Herter (politician).jpg
- Work location
- Washington, D.C.
- Residence
- Boston
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- name in native language
- Christian Herter
- date of birth
- 1895-03-28
- date of death
- 1966-12-30
- Commons category
- Christian Herter
- National Governors Association biography URL
- www.nga.org/governor/christian-archibald-herter
- P12749
- Salix helvetica
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Encyclopedic overview
Christian Archibald Herter (March 28, 1895 – December 30, 1966) was an American diplomat and Republican politician who was the 59th governor of Massachusetts from 1953 to 1957 and United States Secretary of State from 1959 to 1961. He served as president of the board of trustees at the Dexter School from 1937 to 1939. His moderate tone of negotiations was confronted by the intensity of Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev in a series of unpleasant episodes that turned the Cold War even colder in 1960–61.
Early life
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