Christian Herter

Christian Archibald Herter (March 28, 1895 – December 30, 1966) was an American politician. He was the 59th Governor of Massachusetts from 1953 to 1957. He also served as United States Secretary of State from 1959 to 1961 and the first United States Trade Representative.

Christian A. Herter
53rd United States Secretary of State
In office April 22, 1959 – January 20, 1961
President	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by	John Foster Dulles
Succeeded by	Dean Rusk
1st United States Trade Representative
In office 1962–1966
President	John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	William M. Roth
59th Governor of Massachusetts
In office January 8, 1953 – January 3, 1957
Lieutenant	Sumner G. Whittier
Preceded by	Paul A. Dever
Succeeded by	Foster Furcolo
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 10th district
In office January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1953
Preceded by	George H. Tinkham
Succeeded by	Laurence Curtis
Under Secretary of State
In office February 21, 1957 – April 22, 1959
Preceded by	Herbert Hoover, Jr.
Succeeded by	C. Douglas Dillon
Personal details
Born	Christian Archibald Herter (1895-03-28)March 28, 1895 Paris, France
Died	December 30, 1966(1966-12-30) (aged 71) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting place	Prospect Hill Cemetery, Millis, Massachusetts
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Mary Caroline Pratt Herter
Alma mater	Harvard University
Cabinet	Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Media related to Christian Herter at Wikimedia Commons

• Papers of Christian A. Herter, Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library Archived 2009-01-14 at the Wayback Machine
• Official Commonwealth of Massachusetts Governor Biography Archived 2014-05-23 at the Wayback Machine
• United States Congress. "Christian Herter (id: H000548)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Column on Herter's life as an example of liberal Republicanism