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| + | |description=Suspected US [[deep politician]], member of the [[Georgetown Set]] | ||
| + | |image=George F. Kennan 1947.jpg | ||
| + | |image_caption=Kennan in 1947 | ||
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|wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_F._Kennan | |wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_F._Kennan | ||
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|interests=Cold War | |interests=Cold War | ||
|spouses=Annelise Sorensen | |spouses=Annelise Sorensen | ||
|alma_mater=Princeton University | |alma_mater=Princeton University | ||
| − | |birth_date=1904 | + | |birth_date=February 16, 1904 |
|birth_name=George Frost Kennan | |birth_name=George Frost Kennan | ||
|birth_place=Milwaukee, Wisconsin | |birth_place=Milwaukee, Wisconsin | ||
| − | |death_date=2005 | + | |death_date=March 17, 2005 |
|death_place=Princeton, New Jersey | |death_place=Princeton, New Jersey | ||
| + | |powerbase=http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/George_Kennan | ||
| + | |sourcewatch=http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/George_Kennan | ||
|employment={{job | |employment={{job | ||
|title=United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union | |title=United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union | ||
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|start=May 16, 1961 | |start=May 16, 1961 | ||
|end=July 28, 1963 | |end=July 28, 1963 | ||
| + | }}{{job | ||
| + | |title=Director of Policy Planning | ||
| + | |start=May 5, 1947 | ||
| + | |end=May 31, 1949 | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:30, 19 September 2024
 George Kennan        (diplomat, historian, deep politician?) | |
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 Kennan in 1947 | |
| Born | George Frost Kennan February 16, 1904 Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Died | March 17, 2005 (Age 101) Princeton, New Jersey |
| Nationality | US |
| Alma mater | Princeton University |
| Spouse | Annelise Sorensen |
| Member of | Bohemian Grove, Council on Foreign Relations/Historical Members, National Committee for a Free Europe, The Georgetown Set |
| Interests | Cold War |
| Interest of | SEATO |
Suspected US deep politician, member of the Georgetown Set
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Warning
George Kennan warned in 1946 in his famous ‘Long Telegram’ on the Soviet Union: "After all, the greatest danger that can befall us in coping with this problem of Soviet communism’, ‘is that we shall allow ourselves to become like those with whom we are coping."[1]
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilderberg/1955 September | 23 September 1955 | 25 September 1955 | Germany Bavaria Garmisch-Partenkirchen | The third Bilderberg, in West Germany. The subject of a report by Der Spiegel which inspired a heavy blackout of subsequent meetings. |
| Bilderberg/1956 | 11 May 1956 | 13 May 1956 | Denmark Fredensborg | The 4th Bilderberg meeting, with 147 guests, in contrast to the generally smaller meetings of the 1950s. Has two Bilderberg meetings in the years before and after |
| Bilderberg/1957 February | 15 February 1957 | 17 February 1957 | US St Simons Island Georgia (State) | The earliest ever Bilderberg in the year, number 5, was also first one outside Europe. |
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