George Kennan

George Kennan       (diplomat, historian, deep politician?)
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Born	George Frost Kennan 1904-02-16 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Died	2005-03-17 (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
United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union In office May 14, 1952 - September 19, 1952  United States Ambassador to Yugoslavia In office May 16, 1961 - July 28, 1963  U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union In office May 14, 1952 - September 19, 1952  U.S. Ambassador to Yugoslavia In office May 16, 1961 - July 28, 1963

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."

 

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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