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Declassified per Executive Order 13526, Section 3.3
NND Project Number: NND 63316. By: NWD Date: 2011
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PRINCIPAL PERSONALITIES, 1954-1960
UNITED STATES
| OFFICE | TERM OF OFFICE | NAME | ||
| President | 20 Jan 1953 - 20 Jan 1961 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | ||
| Secretary of State | 21 Jan 1953 - 15 Apr 1959 | John Foster Dulles | ||
| Secretary„ | 16 Apr 1959 - 20 Jan 1961 | Christian A. Herter | ||
| Ambassador to GVN | 25 Jun 1952 - 20 Apr 1955 | Donald R. Heath | ||
| Ambassador„ | 20 Apr 1955 - 14 Mar 1957 | G. Frederick Reinhart | ||
| Ambassador„ | 14 Mar 1957 - 14 Mar 1961 | Elbridge Durbrow | ||
| Secretary of Defense | 28 Jan 1953 - 8 Oct 1957 | Charles E. Wilson | ||
| Secretary„ | 9 Oct 1957 - 2 Dec 1959 | Neil H. McElroy | ||
| Secretary„ | 3 Dec 1959 - 8 Jan 1961 | Thomas S. Gates, Jr. | ||
| Chairman, JCS | 14 Aug 1953 - 15 Aug 1957 | Admiral Arthur W. Radford, USN | ||
| Chairman„ | 15 Aug 1957 - 30 Sep 1960 | General Nathan F. Twining, USAF | ||
| Chairman„ | 1 Oct 1960 - 30 Sep 1962 | General Lyman L. Lemnitzer, USA | ||
| Chief of Staff, Army | 15 Aug 1953 - 30 Jun 1965 | General Matthew B. Ridgway | ||
| Chief of„ | 30 Jun 1955 - 30 Jun 1959 | General Maxwell D. Taylor | ||
| Chief of„ | 1 Jul 1959 - 30 Sep. 1960 | General Lyman L. Lemnitzer | ||
| Chief of„ | 1 Oct 1960- 30 Sep 1962 | General George H. Decker | ||
| Chief of Naval Operations | 16 Aug 1953 - 17 Aug 1955 | Admiral Robert B. Carney | ||
| Chief of„ | 17 Aug 1955 - 31 Jul 1961 | Admiral Arleigh A. Burke | ||
| Chief of Staff, Air Force | 30 Jun 1953 - 30 Jun 1957 | General Nathan F. Twining | ||
| Chief of„ | 1 Jul 1957 - 30 Jun 1961 | General Thomas D. White | ||
| Commandant, Marine Corps | 28 Jun 1952 - 31 Dec 1955 | General Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr. | ||
| Commandant„ | 1 Jan 1956 - 31 Dec 1959 | General Randolph McC. Pate | ||
| Commandant„ | 1 Jan 1960 -31 Dec 1963 | General David M. Shoup | ||
| Chief, MAAG | 24 Oct 1955 - 31 Aug 1960 | Lt. Gen. Samuel T. Williams, USA | ||
| Chief, MAAG„ | 1 Sep 1960 - 5 Mar 1962 | Lt. Gen. Lionel C. McGarr, USA | ||
| GOVERNMENT OF VIETNAM | ||||
| Head of State/President | Mar 1949 - 26 Oct 1955 | Emperor Bao Dai | ||
| Head of State„ | 26 Oct 1955 - 1 Nov 1963 | Ngo Dinh Diem | ||
| Prime Minister | 12 Jan 1954 - 16 Jun 1954 | Prince Buu Lac | ||
| Prime Minster„ | 7 Jul 1954 - 1 Nov 1963 | Ngo Dinh Diem | ||
| Minister of Foreign Affairs/ Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs |
17 Dec 1953 - 16 Jun 1954 | Nguyen Quoc Dinh | ||
| 5 Jul 1954 - May 1955 | Tran Van Do | |||
| Minister„ | Jul 1955 - 1 Nov 1963 | Vu Van Mau | ||
| Minister of Defense/Minister of National Defense |
25 Jun 1952 - 1954(?) | Ngiem Van Tri | ||
| Minister„ | 5 Jul 1954 - 1 Nov 1963 | Ngo Dinh Diem |
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