General Records of the Department of State. 1763 - 2002. Records of Under Secretary of State George W. Ball

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General Records of the Department of State. 1763 - 2002. Records of Under Secretary of State George W. Ball

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Ball, George W.

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George W. Ball was a lawyer, under secretary of state, ambassador to the United Nations, author and investment banker. Ball worked for numerous government agencies including the Farm Credit Administration, Treasury Department, Lend-Lease Administration, Air Force Evaluation Board, U.S. Strategic Bombing Survey, and later served as under secretary of state during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. As undersecretary of state, Ball was a vocal critic of the Vietnam War, was part of Kennedy's ...