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George F. Kennan
(1904–2005)
Diplomat
United States
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George F. Kennan was a diplomat from the United States, best known for American diplomacy, 1900-1950.
Quick Facts About George F. Kennan
- Born
- February 16, 1904
- Died
- March 17, 2005
- Nationality
- United States
- Profession
- Diplomat
- Notable works
- American diplomacy, 1900-1950
- Known for
- Q980029, Long Telegram
About George F. Kennan
George Frost Kennan was an American diplomat and historian. He was best known as an advocate of a policy of containment of Soviet expansion during the Cold War. He lectured widely and wrote scholarly histories of the relations between the USSR and the United States. He was also one of the group of foreign policy elders known as "The Wise Men".
Biography source: Wikipedia
Awards & Honors
Presidential Medal of Freedom
Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association
Pulitzer Prize for Biography
National Book Award
Pulitzer Prize for History
Bancroft Prize
Pacem in Terris Award
Albert Einstein Peace Prize
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Annenberg Award for Excellence in Diplomacy
Francis Parkman Prize
Library of Congress Living Legend
Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order
Four Freedoms Award – Freedom from Fear
Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 1st Class
Toynbee Prize
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