Allen Welsh Dulles Quotes
At least we're getting the kind of experience we need for the next war.
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| Birth: | 7th April, 1893 |
| Death: | 29th January, 1969 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Diplomat, Lawyer, Public Servant |
Allen Welsh Dulles was born in Watertown, New York. He was an American diplomat and lawyer who became the first civilian Director of Central Intelligence and its longest-serving director to date. As head of the CIA during the early Cold War, he oversaw Operation Ajax, the Lockheed U-2 Program and the Bay of Pigs Invasion. Following the assassination of John F Kennedy, Dulles was one of the members of the Warren Commission. Between his stints of government service, Dulles was a corporate lawyer and partner at Sullivan & Cromwell. His older brother, John Foster Dulles, was the Secretary of State during the Eisenhower Administration.
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