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width=100%><tr><td bgcolor=F0F0F0><font size=+3 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Dean Rusk</b></font><p><img src="rusk-talking-crop.jpg" height=244 width=265 align=right hspace=10 vspace=10 alt="Dean Rusk"><b>AKA</b> David Dean Rusk<p><b>Born:</b> <a href="/lists/557/000106239/" class=proflink>9-Feb</a>-<a href="/lists/908/000105593/" class=proflink>1909</a><br><b>Birthplace:</b> Lickskillet, GA<br><b>Died:</b> <a href="/lists/242/000106921/" class=proflink>21-Dec</a>-<a href="/lists/504/000106186/" class=proflink>1994</a><br><b>Location of death:</b> <a href="/geo/406/000069199/" class=proflink>Athens, GA</a><br><b>Cause of death:</b> Heart Failure<br><b>Remains:</b> Buried, <a href="/cemetery/742/000208118/" class="proflink">Oconee Hill Cemetery, Athens, GA</a><br><p><b>Gender:</b> Male<br><b>Religion:</b> <a href="/lists/873/000071660/" class=proflink>Presbyterian</a><br><b>Race or Ethnicity:</b> White<br><b>Sexual orientation:</b> Straight<br><b>Occupation:</b> Government<p><b>Nationality:</b> United States<br><b>Executive summary:</b> US Secretary of State, 1961-69<p><b>Military service:</b> US Army<p><b>Wife:</b> Virginia Foisie (m. 19-Jun-1937, 3 children)<br><b>Father:</b> Robert Rusk<br><b>Mother:</b> Frances Clotfelter<br><p> University: <a href="/edu/551/000079314/">BA, Davidson College, Davidson, NC (1931)</a><br> University: <a href="/edu/486/000068282/">MA, Oxford University (1934)</a><br> Law School: <a href="/edu/470/000068266/">University of California at Berkeley</a><br><p> <a href="/gov/664/000042538/">US Secretary of State</a> (1961-69)<br> <a href="/org/473/000061290/">Rockefeller Foundation</a> President (1952-61)<br> <a href="/gov/535/000132139/">US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian & Pacific Affairs</a> (1950-51)<br> <a href="/gov/685/000132289/">US Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs</a> (1949)<br> <a href="/org/516/000052360/">American Academy of Diplomacy</a> Charter Member<br> <a href="/org/505/000042379/">Council on Foreign Relations</a> <br> <a href="/org/207/000134802/">Pilgrims Society</a> <br> <a href="/org/893/000166395/">Kappa Alpha Order</a> <br> <a href="/org/512/000041389/">Phi Beta Kappa Society</a> <br> <a href="/honors/284/000043155/">Legion of Merit</a> with oak leaf cluster<br> <a href="/honors/482/000045347/">Presidential Medal of Freedom</a> 1969<br> <a href="/honors/422/000041299/">Rhodes Scholarship</a> <br> <a href="/event/635/000363543/">Traveled to the USSR</a> 2-Aug-1963<br><p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR</font><br> <a href="/films/717/000262928/">On Company Business (Feb-1980)</a> · Himself<br><p> <b>Author of books:</b><br> <i>As I Saw It</i> (<tt>1990</tt>, memoir)<br><p> <br> <p> <table> <tr> <td align=right valign=middle style="padding-right: 5px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; font-style: italic; color: #ff3333;">New!</span><br> <a 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