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Eugene V. Rostow

American legal scholar and public servant (1913-2002) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 89

Eugene Victor Debs Rostow was an American legal scholar and civil servant. He was appointed dean of Yale Law School and served as Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs under U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson.

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Sterling Professor
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During the 1970s, Rostow was a leader of the movement against détente with the Soviet Union, and in 1981, U.S. President Ronald Reagan appointed him director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA).

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United States
Category
Academics
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Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1913 to 2002 · aged 89