John Foster Dulles - People - Department History - Office of the Historian

On May 24, 1959, John Foster Dulles, US Secretary of State (1953-59), died at the age of 71. From the article:

"John Foster Dulles was appointed Secretary of State by President Dwight Eisenhower on January 21, 1953. Dulles served for much of the decade, leaving an indelible mark upon U.S. foreign policy that included close cooperation between the Department of State and the Central Intelligence Agency as well as a focus upon international mutual security agreements designed to contain communism."