He inspired the "Containment" doctrine to prevent the spread of communism and was a short-serving US ambassador to the Soviet Union - only serving for 128 days in 1952, before the USSR declared him a persona non grata.
He inspired the "Containment" doctrine to prevent the spread of communism and was a short-serving US ambassador to the Soviet Union - only serving for 128 days in 1952, before the USSR declared him a persona non grata. He was later appointed ambassador to Yugoslavia, but spent the rest of his life acting as a critic of US foreign policy from a realist perspective. For 10 points, this American diplomat's best know writings are his 1946 "Long Telegram" and 1947 "The Sources of Soviet Conduct", both of which attempted to systematically explain Soviet foreign policy.
He inspired the "Containment" doctrine to prevent the spread of communism and was a short-serving US ambassador to the Soviet Union - only serving for 128 days in 1952, before the USSR declared him a persona non grata.
George F. {Kennan}