Benjamin V. Cohen

Benjamin V. Cohen
Benjamin V. Cohen
6th Counselor of the United States Department of State
In office
September 14, 1945 – July 31, 1947
PresidentHarry S. Truman
Preceded byR. Walton Moore
Succeeded byCharles E. Bohlen
Personal details
Born(1894-09-23)September 23, 1894
Muncie, Indiana
DiedAugust 15, 1983(1983-08-15) (aged 88)
Washington, D.C.
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Chicago
Harvard Law School
OccupationLawyer
Known forKey member of Franklin Roosevelt's brain trust

Benjamin Victor Cohen (September 23, 1894 – August 15, 1983), a member of the administrations of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman, had a public service career that spanned from the early New Deal to after the Vietnam War.