Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia, or reference to the Dulles brothers (John Foster and Allen) who were influential in mid-20th century American foreign policy. John Foster Dulles served as Secretary of State, while Allen headed the CIA.
Named after John Foster Dulles (1888-1959), U.S. Secretary of State under President Eisenhower. The family name is of Scottish origin, possibly derived from 'dull' meaning 'field' or 'meadow' in Gaelic, with the suffix '-es' indicating 'son of.'
The Dulles brothers virtually ran American foreign policy during the Cold War, with one brother shaping public diplomacy as Secretary of State while the other conducted covert operations as CIA director. Their synchronized approach to containing communism through both diplomatic and intelligence channels was unprecedented in American history.
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