C. Douglas Dillon

C. Douglas Dillon
Dillon in 1955
57th United States Secretary of the Treasury
In office January 21, 1961 – April 1, 1965
President	John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded by	Robert B. Anderson
Succeeded by	Henry H. Fowler
21st United States Under Secretary of State
In office June 12, 1959 – January 4, 1961
President	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by	Christian Herter
Succeeded by	Chester Bowles
2nd Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs
In office July 1, 1958 – June 11, 1959
President	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by	William L. Clayton
Succeeded by	George Ball
United States Ambassador to France
In office March 13, 1953 – January 28, 1957
President	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by	James C. Dunn
Succeeded by	Amory Houghton
Personal details
Born	Clarence Douglass Dillon (1909-08-21)August 21, 1909 Geneva, Switzerland
Died	January 10, 2003(2003-01-10) (aged 93) New York City, New York, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouses	Phyllis Chess Ellsworth ​ ​ (m. 1931; died 1982)​ Susan Sage ​ ​ (m. 1983)​
Children	2, including Joan
Parent(s)	Clarence Dillon Anne McEldin (née Douglass)
Education	Groton School
Alma mater	Harvard College (BA)
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Navy
Rank	Lieutenant commander[1]
Battles/wars	World War II
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Clarence Douglas Dillon (born Clarence Douglass Dillon; August 21, 1909 – January 10, 2003) was an American diplomat and politician, who served as U.S. Ambassador to France (1953–1957) and as the 57th Secretary of the Treasury (1961–1965). He was also a member of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council (ExComm) during the Cuban Missile Crisis. His conservative economic policies while Secretary of the Treasury were designed to protect the U.S. dollar.