Eugene V. Rostow
Eugene Rostow | |
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Rostow in 1981 | |
| 7th Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency | |
| In office June 30, 1981 – January 12, 1983 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Ralph Earle |
| Succeeded by | Kenneth Adelman |
| 5th Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs | |
| In office October 14, 1966 – January 20, 1969 | |
| President | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | W. Averell Harriman |
| Succeeded by | U. Alexis Johnson |
| 9th Dean of Yale Law School | |
| In office 1955–1965 | |
| Preceded by | Harry Shulman |
| Succeeded by | Louis H. Pollak |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Eugene Victor Debs Rostow August 25, 1913 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | November 25, 1989 (aged 76) Clayton, Iowa, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Edna Greenberg |
| Education | Yale University (B.A., L.L.B.) King's College, Cambridge |
Eugene Victor Debs Rostow (August 25, 1913 – November 25, 2002) was an American legal scholar and civil servant. He was appointed dean of Yale Law School and served as Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs under U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson. During the 1970s, Rostow was a leader of the movement against détente with the Soviet Union, and in 1981, U.S. President Ronald Reagan appointed him director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA).