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Claes, Willy
Willy Claes is a Belgian statesman who served as secretary-general (1994â95) of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization......
Clarendon, George William Frederick Villiers, 4th earl of
George William Frederick Villiers, 4th earl of Clarendon was a British foreign secretary under four prime ministers......
Clark, John Bates
John Bates Clark was an American economist noted for his theory of marginal productivity, in which he sought to......
Clark, Mark
Mark Clark was a U.S. Army officer during World War II, who commanded Allied forces (1943â44) during the successful......
Claudius
Claudius was a Roman emperor (41â54 ce), who extended Roman rule in North Africa and made Britain a province. The......
Clemenceau, Georges
Georges Clemenceau was a statesman and journalist who was a dominant figure in the French Third Republic and, as......
Clementis, VladimĂr
VladimĂr Clementis was a Slovak lawyer, political journalist, and communist politician. In 1942 Clementis was appointed......
Cleomenes I
Cleomenes I was a Spartan king from 519 bc to his death, a ruler who consolidated his cityâs position as the leading......
Cleveland, Grover
Grover Cleveland was the 22nd and 24th president of the United States (1885â89 and 1893â97) and the first president......
Clinton, Bill
Bill Clinton is the 42nd president of the United States (1993â2001), who oversaw the countryâs longest peacetime......
Cloots, Jean-Baptiste du Val-de-GrĂące, baron de
Jean-Baptiste du Val-de-GrĂące, baron de Cloots was a radical democrat of the French Revolution who became a leading......
Cobenzl, Ludwig, Graf von
Ludwig, count von Cobenzl was an Austrian diplomat and foreign minister who played a leading role in the Third......
Cobenzl, Philipp, Graf von
Philipp, count von Cobenzl was an Austrian statesman and chancellor who unsuccessfully attempted to gain Bavaria......
Cohen, Albert
Albert Cohen was a Greek-born French-Jewish novelist, journalist, and diplomat who secured his reputation with......
Cohen, Eli
Eli Cohen was an Egyptian-born Israeli spy who infiltrated the highest ranks of the Syrian military and government......
Coloman
Coloman was the king of Hungary from 1095 who pursued expansionist policies and stabilized and improved the internal......
Conant, James B.
James B. Conant was an American educator and scientist, president of Harvard University, and U.S. high commissioner......
Constantine I
Constantine I was the king of Greece from 1913 to 1917 and from 1920 to 1922. His neutralist, but essentially pro-German,......
Cook, Robin
Robin Cook was a British politician who served as foreign secretary in the United Kingdom for four years following......
Coolidge, Calvin
Calvin Coolidge was the 30th president of the United States (1923â29). Coolidge acceded to the presidency after......
Cooper, Alfred Duff, 1st Viscount Norwich of Aldwick
Alfred Duff Cooper, 1st Viscount Norwich of Aldwick was a British politician. He served as a Conservative in Parliament......
Corti, Luigi, Count
Luigi, Count Corti was a diplomat, minister of foreign affairs in the cabinet of Benedetto Cairoli (1878â88), and......
Cosimo II
Cosimo II was the fourth grand duke of Tuscany (1609â20), who closed down the Medici familyâs practice of banking......
Cottington, Francis Cottington, Baron
Francis Cottington, Baron Cottington was an English lord treasurer and ambassador who was leader of the pro-Spanish,......
Couve de Murville, Maurice
Maurice Couve de Murville was a French diplomat and economist who served a record term as foreign minister (1958â68).......
CovilhĂŁ, PĂȘro da
PĂȘro da CovilhĂŁ was an early Portuguese explorer of Africa, who established relations between Portugal and Ethiopia.......
Cox, Sir Percy
Sir Percy Cox was a diplomat who was especially important in the development of independent Iraq from a British......
Cremer, Sir Randal
Sir Randal Cremer was a British trade unionist and pacifist who won the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1903 for his advocacy......
Cripps, Sir Stafford
Sir Stafford Cripps was a British statesman chiefly remembered for his rigid austerity program as chancellor of......
Crispi, Francesco
Francesco Crispi was an Italian statesman who, after being exiled from Naples and Sardinia-Piedmont for revolutionary......
Croesus
Croesus was the last king of Lydia (reigned c. 560â546), who was renowned for his great wealth. He conquered the......
Croghan, George
George Croghan was an American colonial trader who won the confidence of Indian tribes and negotiated numerous......
Croissy, Charles Colbert, marquis de
Charles Colbert, marquis de Croissy was the secretary of state for foreign affairs from 1679 to 1696 who helped......
Crowder, Enoch Herbert
Enoch Herbert Crowder was a U.S. Army officer and administrator of the Selective Service Act in World War I. Graduated......
Crowe, Sir Eyre
Sir Eyre Crowe was a British diplomat who strongly urged an anti-German policy in the years before World War I.......
CrucĂ©, Ămeric
Ămeric CrucĂ© was a French writer, perhaps a monk, and a pioneer advocate of international arbitration. CrucĂ©âs......
Créquy, Charles I de Blanchefort, marquis de
Charles I de Blanchefort, marquis de Créquy was a marshal of France during the reign of King Louis XIII. Créquy......
Curtius, Julius
Julius Curtius was a German statesman and the foreign minister of the Weimar Republic (1929â31). Following the......
Curzon, Lord
Lord Curzon was a British statesman who served as viceroy of India (1898â1905) and as foreign secretary (1919â24).......
Cushing, Caleb
Caleb Cushing was an American lawyer, Cabinet member, and diplomat around the period of the American Civil War......
Cyaxares
Cyaxares was the king of Media (located in what is now northwestern Iran), who reigned from 625 to 585 bc. According......
Cyrus the Great
Cyrus the Great was a conqueror who founded the Achaemenid Empire, centered on Persia and comprising the ancient......
Czartoryski, Adam Jerzy, Prince
Adam Jerzy, Prince Czartoryski was a Polish statesman who worked unceasingly for the restoration of Poland when......
Czernin, Ottokar
Ottokar Czernin was the foreign minister of Austria-Hungary (1916â18), whose efforts to disengage his country from......
Daladier, Ădouard
Ădouard Daladier was a French politician who as premier signed the Munich Pact (Sept. 30, 1938), an agreement that......
Dalai Lama, 14th
14th Dalai Lama is the title of the Tibetan Buddhist monk Tenzin Gyatso, the first Dalai Lama to become a global......
Dalberg, Emmerich Joseph von Dalberg, duc de
Emmerich Joseph von Dalberg, duke de Dalberg , duke de Dalberg, was the nephew and heir of Karl Theodor von Dalberg,......
Dallaire, Roméo
RomĂ©o Dallaire is a Canadian army officer who led the ill-fated United Nations peacekeeping mission (1993â94) in......
Dallas, George Mifflin
George Mifflin Dallas was the 11th vice president of the United States (1845â49) in the Democratic administration......
Dandolo, Enrico
Enrico Dandolo was the doge of the Republic of Venice from 1192 to 1205, noted for his promotion of the Fourth......
Darius I
Darius I was the king of Persia in 522â486 bce, one of the greatest rulers of the Achaemenid Empire, who was noted......
Darlan, François
François Darlan was a French admiral and a leading figure in Marshal Philippe PĂ©tainâs World War II Vichy government.......
David Ben-Gurion on Theodor Herzl
David Ben-Gurion was Israelâs first prime minister. Revered as the âFather of the Nation,â he had the honor of......
Davies, David Davies, 1st Baron
David Davies, 1st Baron Davies was a British promoter of the League of Nations, advocate of an international policing......
Davis, John W.
John W. Davis was a conservative Democratic politician who was his partyâs unsuccessful candidate for the presidency......
Dawes, Charles G.
Charles G. Dawes was the 30th vice president of the United States (1925â29) in the Republican administration of......
Day, William R.
William R. Day was a statesman and associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1903â22). After graduation from......
Dayan, Moshe
Moshe Dayan was a soldier and statesman who led Israel to dramatic victories over its Arab neighbours and became......
De Gasperi, Alcide
Alcide De Gasperi was a politician and prime minister of Italy (1945â53) who contributed to the material and moral......
de Hoop Scheffer, Jaap
Jaap de Hoop Scheffer is a Dutch politician who served as secretary-general (2004â09) of the North Atlantic Treaty......
de Klerk, F.W.
F.W. de Klerk was a politician who as president of South Africa (1989â94) brought the apartheid system of racial......
de Villepin, Dominique
Dominique de Villepin is a French diplomat, politician, and writer who served as interior minister (2004â05) and......
De Witt, Johan
Johan De Witt was one of the foremost European statesmen of the 17th century who as councillor pensionary (the......
Deane, Silas
Silas Deane was the first U.S. diplomat sent abroad (1776), who helped secure much-needed French aid for the American......
Debré, Michel
Michel Debré was a French political leader, a close aide of President Charles de Gaulle. After playing a prominent......
Delcassé, Théophile
ThĂ©ophile DelcassĂ© was a French foreign minister (1898â1905 and 1914â15) who was a principal architect of the new......
Demades
Demades was an Athenian orator and diplomat who rose from humble origins to a leading place in politics through......
Demosthenes
Demosthenes was an Athenian statesman, recognized as the greatest of ancient Greek orators, who roused Athens to......
Devawongse Varoprakar, Prince
Prince Devawongse Varoprakar was the foreign minister of Siam from 1885 to 1923, whose policies enabled the kingdom......
Dgaâ-ldan
Dgaâ-ldan was a leader of the Dzungar tribes of Mongols (reigned 1676â97). He conquered an empire that included......
DhiliyiĂĄnnis, TheĂłdoros
TheĂłdoros DhiliyiĂĄnnis was a politician who was prime minister of Greece five times (1885â86, 1890â92, 1895â97,......
Digby, Sir Kenelm
Sir Kenelm Digby was an English courtier, philosopher, diplomat, and scientist of the reign of Charles I. Digby......
Dion, Stéphane
StĂ©phane Dion is a Canadian politician who was the leader of the Liberal Party (2007â08). Dion was the son of one......
Dionysius I
Dionysius I was the tyrant of Syracuse from 405 who, by his conquests in Sicily and southern Italy, made Syracuse......
Disraeli, Benjamin
Benjamin Disraeli was a British statesman and novelist who was twice prime minister (1868, 1874â80) and who provided......
Dixit, J.N.
J.N. Dixit was a diplomat who served as Indiaâs national security adviser and as the Indian envoy to Afghanistan,......
Dmowski, Roman
Roman Dmowski was a Polish statesman, a leader of Polandâs struggle for national liberation, and the foremost supporter......
Dobrynin, Anatoly Fyodorovich
Anatoly Fyodorovich Dobrynin was a Soviet diplomat, ambassador to the United States (1962â86), and dean of the......
Dolgoruky, Vasily Lukich, Knyaz
Vasily Lukich, Prince Dolgoruky was a Russian diplomat and statesman who acquired political power for himself and......
Donald Trumpâs very busy calendar
Campaigning for president of the United States is a full-time job. There are speeches to deliver, debates to prepare......
Donnelly, Joe
Joe Donnelly is an American Democratic politician who represented Indiana in the U.S. Senate from 2013 to 2019.......
Donovan, William J.
William J. Donovan was an American lawyer, soldier, and diplomat who directed (1942â45) the U.S. Office of Strategic......
Doudart de Lagrée, Ernest-Marc-Louis
Ernest-Marc-Louis Doudart de Lagrée was a French explorer and diplomat who secured French hegemony over Cambodia.......
Douglas-Home, Sir Alec
Sir Alec Douglas-Home was a British foreign secretary from 1960 to 1963, prime minister from Oct. 19, 1963, to......
Downer, Alexander
Alexander Downer is an Australian Liberal Party politician who led his party for a brief period in 1994â95 and......
Downing, Sir George
Sir George Downing was an English diplomat and financial administrator who helped precipitate two wars with the......
Drago, Luis MarĂa
Luis MarĂa Drago was a statesman and author of the Drago Doctrine, which opposed the forcible collection of debts......
Drees, Willem
Willem Drees was a statesman and socialist leader who was the prime minister of the Netherlands from 1948 to 1958.......
Drouyn de Lhuys, Edmond
Edmond Drouyn de Lhuys was a French statesman and foreign minister under Napoleon III. Drouyn de Lhuys was a brilliant......
Dubois, Guillaume
Guillaume Dubois was a French cardinal, leading minister in the administration of Philippe II, duc dâOrlĂ©ans (regent......
Ducommun, Ălie
Ălie Ducommun was a Swiss writer and editor who in 1902, with Charles-Albert Gobat, won the Nobel Prize for Peace.......
Dudley, Edward R.
Before Edward R. Dudley became the first Black person to hold the title of U.S. ambassador, he was a teacher, a......
Dufferin and Ava, Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of, Earl Of Ava, Earl Of Dufferin, Viscount Clandeboye, Baron Clandeboye, Baron Dufferin And Clan[d]eboye Of Ballyleidy And Killyleagh
Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st marquess of Dufferin and Ava was a British diplomat who was a distinguished......
Dulles, Allen W.
Allen W. Dulles was a U.S. diplomat and intelligence expert, who was director (1953â61) of the Central Intelligence......
Dulles, John Foster
John Foster Dulles was the U.S. secretary of state (1953â59) under President Dwight D. Eisenhower. He was the architect......
Dumouriez, Charles-François du Périer
Charles-François du Périer Dumouriez was a French general who won signal victories for the French Revolution in......
Dunant, Henri
Henri Dunant was a Swiss humanitarian, founder of the Red Cross (now Red Cross and Red Crescent) and the World......
Duroc, GĂ©raud-Christophe-Michel, duc de Frioul
GĂ©raud-Christophe-Michel Duroc, duke de Frioul was a French general and diplomat, one of Napoleonâs closest advisers.......
DĂaz Ordaz, Gustavo
Gustavo DĂaz Ordaz was the president of Mexico from 1964 to 1970. A descendant of JosĂ© MarĂa DĂaz Ordaz, associate......