Kenneth Rush | |
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| United States Ambassador to France | |
| In office November 21, 1974 – March 14, 1977 | |
| President | Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | John N. Irwin II |
| Succeeded by | Arthur A. Hartman |
| Counselor to the President | |
| In office May 29, 1974 – September 19, 1974 | |
| President | Richard Nixon Gerald Ford |
| Preceded by | Anne Armstrong |
| Succeeded by | Robert T. Hartmann John Otho Marsh Jr. |
| 2nd United States Deputy Secretary of State | |
| In office February 2, 1973 – May 29, 1974 | |
| President | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | John N. Irwin II |
| Succeeded by | Robert S. Ingersoll |
| 14th United States Deputy Secretary of Defense | |
| In office February 23, 1972 – January 29, 1973 | |
| President | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | David Packard |
| Succeeded by | Bill Clements |
| United States Ambassador to West Germany | |
| In office July 22, 1969 – February 20, 1972 | |
| President | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Martin J. Hillenbrand |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 17, 1910 Walla Walla, Washington, U.S. |
| Died | December 11, 1994(1994-12-11) (aged 84) Delray Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Jane Gilbert Smith
(m. 1947–1994) |
| Children | 6 |
| Education | University of Tennessee (BA) Yale University (LLB) |
David Kenneth Rush (January 17, 1910 – December 11, 1994) was a United States Ambassador who helped negotiate the groundbreaking Four-Power Agreement in 1971 that ended the post-war crisis over Berlin. He also served as Counselor to President Nixon in 1974. He served as Deputy Secretary of State from 1972–1974.