George Ball (diplomat), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

George Ball (diplomat)

American diplomat

Date of Birth: 21-Dec-1909

Place of Birth: Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Date of Death: 26-May-1994

Profession: politician, jurist, diplomat

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About George Ball (diplomat)

  • George Wildman Ball (December 21, 1909 – May 26, 1994) was an American diplomat and banker.
  • He served in the management of the State Department from 1961 to 1966 and is remembered most as the only major dissenter against the escalation of the Vietnam War.
  • He refused to publicize his doubts, which were based on calculations that South Vietnam was doomed.
  • He also helped determine American policy regarding trade expansion, Congo, the Multilateral Force, de Gaulle's France, Israel and the Middle East, and the Iranian revolution.

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