Cordell Hull

Cordell Hull (October 2, 1871–July 23, 1955) was United States Secretary of State from 1933-1944 under Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and was the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1945.

• "There will no longer be need for spheres of influence, for alliances, for balance of power, or any other of the separate alliances through which in the unhappy past the nations strove to safeguard their security or promote their interest."

• • 1945 Testimony before the U.S. Congress hearings on the United Nations Charter [1]