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After Roosevelt's death, Byrnes served as a close adviser to Truman and became U.S. Secretary of State in July 1945. In that capacity, Byrnes attended the Potsdam Conference and the Paris Peace Treaties, 1947 ; however, relations between Byrnes and Truman soured, and Byrnes resigned from the Cabinet in January 1947.
James Francis Byrnes was appointed Secretary of State by President Harry S. Truman on July 3, 1945, and entered duty on the same day. He left office on January 21, 1947. Byrnes led the Department of State during the significant transition from World War II to the Cold War.
James Francis Byrnes (* 2. Mai 1882 in Charleston, South Carolina; † 9. April 1972 in Columbia, South Carolina) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker der Demokratischen Partei. Er war von 1945 bis 1947 Außenminister der Vereinigten Staaten und von 1951 bis 1955 Gouverneur von South Carolina .
20. Feb. 2024 · James F. Byrnes was a Democratic Party politician and administrator who, during World War II, was popularly known as “assistant president for domestic affairs” in his capacity as U.S. director of war mobilization (1943–45). He also served effectively as secretary of state (1945–47) in the.
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James F. Byrnes (1882-1972) was U.S. Secretary of State from 1945-1947 under President Truman. EARLY YEARS “Jimmy” Byrnes was born in Charleston, South Carolina. He left school at the age of fourteen to work as a clerk at a law firm. In 1900, when his cousin, Governor Miles B. McSweeney, appointed him…
Byrnes was a failed contender for the Democratic vice-presidential nomination in 1944 but was appointed secretary of state by President Harry S. Truman in 1945. He resigned in 1947, returning to his law practice. Byrnes later served as governor of South Carolina (1950-1955). He died on April 9, 1972.
James F. Byrnes (1879-1972) was the United States Secretary of State for two years after World War II, an important period in the development of Cold War policy. Byrnes was born in Charleston, South Carolina, the child of Irish Catholic immigrants. Byrnes’ father died seven weeks after he was born and he was raised by his widowed mother, who ...