Declassified per Executive Order 13526, Section 3.3
NND Project Number: NND 63316. By: NWD Date: 2011
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PRINCIPAL PERSONALITIES, 1954–1960
UNITED STATES
| OFFICE | TERM OF OFFICE | NAME |
| President | 20 Jan 1953 – 20 Jan 1961 | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Secretary of State | 21 Jan 1953 – 15 Apr 1959 | John Foster Dulles |
| " | 16 Apr 1959 – 20 Jan 1961 | Christian A. Herter |
| Ambassador to GVN 25 | Jun 1952 – 20 Apr 1955 | Donald R. Heath |
| " | 20 Apr 1955 – 14 Mar 1957 | G. Frederick Reinhart |
| " | 14 Mar 1957 – 14 Mar 1961 | Elbridge Durbrow |
| Secretary of Defense | 28 Jan 1953 – 8 Oct 1957 | Charles E. Wilson |
| " | 9 Oct 1957 – 2 Dec 1959 | Neil H. McElroy |
| " | 3 Dec 1959 – 8 Jan 1961 | Thomas S. Gates, Jr. |
| Chairman, JCS | 14 Aug 1953 – 15 Aug 1957 | Admiral Arthur W. Radford, USN |
| " | 15 Aug 1957 – 30 Sep 1960 | General Nathan F. Twining, USAF |
| " | 1 Oct 1960 – 30 Sep 1962 | General Lyman L. Lemnitzer, USA |
| Chief of Staff, Army | 15 Aug 1953 – 30 Jun 1965 | General Matthew B. Ridgway |
| " | 30 Jun 1955 – 30 Jun 1959 | General Maxwell D. Taylor |
| " | 1 Jul 1959 – 30 Sep 1960 | General Lyman L. Lemnitzer |
| " | 1 Oct 1960 – 30 Sep 1962 | General George H. Decker |
| Chief of Naval Operations | 16 Aug 1953 – 17 Aug 1955 | Admiral Robert B. Carney |
| " | 17 Aug 1955 – 31 Jul 1961 | Admiral Arleigh A. Burke |
| Chief of Staff, Air Force | 30 Jun 1953 – 30 Jun 1957 | General Nathan F. Twining |
| " | 1 Jul 1957 – 30 Jun 1961 | General Thomas D. White |
| Commandant, Marine Corps | 28 Jun 1952 – 31 Dec 1955 | General Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr. |
| " | 1 Jan 1956 – 31 Dec 1959 | General Randolph McC. Pate |
| " | 1 Jan 1960 – 31 Dec 1963 | General David M. Shoup |
| Chief, MAAG | 21 Oct 1955 – 31 Aug 1960 | Lt. Gen. Samuel T. Williams, USA |
| " | 1 Sep 1960 – 5 Mar 1962 | Lt. Gen. Lionel C. McGarr, USA |
| GOVERNMENT OF VIETNAM | ||
| Head of State/President | Mar 1949 – 26 Oct 1955 | Emperor Bao Dai |
| " | 26 Oct 1955 – 1 Nov 1963 | Ngo Dinh Diem |
| Prime Minister | 12 Jan 195 – 16 Jun 1954 | Prince Buu Loc |
| " | 7 Jul 1954 – 1 Nov 1963 | Ngo Dinh Diem |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs/Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | 17 Dec 1953 – 16 Jun 1954 | Nguyen Quoc Dinh |
| 5 Jul 1954 – May 1955 | Tran Van Do | |
| " | Jul 1955 – 1 Nov 1963 | Vu Van Mau |
| Minister of Defense/Minister of National Defense | 25 Jun 1952 – 1954(?) | Ngiem Van Tri |
| 5 Jul 1954 – 1 Nov 1963 | Ngo Dinh Diem |
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