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James Wilfrid Lennon

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James Wilfrid Lennon
Irish Ambassador to Portugal
In office
January 1961 – 1 April 1962
Preceded byFrancis Coffey
Succeeded byDenis J. O'Sullivan
Irish Ambassador to the Netherlands
In office
1 April 1962 – 1966
Succeeded byRichard Ryan
Irish Ambassador to Spain
In office
19621967
Preceded byTimothy Joseph Horan
Succeeded byBrian Gallagher
Irish Permanent Representative to the United Nations at Geneva
In office
19671973
Succeeded byTimothy Joseph Horan
Irish Ambassador to Argentina
In office
19731976
Preceded byMichael Leo Skentelberry
Succeeded bySeán Ó hÉideáin [de]
Personal details
Born(1915-12-29)29 December 1915
Dundalk

James Wilfrid Lennon (29 December 1915 – 30 August 2012) was an Irish diplomat.

Career

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From the 1930s until 1947, he was employed by the Civil Service of the Republic of Ireland. In 1947 he entered the Department of Foreign Affairs (Ireland) as Third Secretary, and rose through the ranks, serving as First Secretary in Paris (until 1960), then ambassador to Portugal (January 1961 to 1 April 1962). From 1 April 1962 until 1966 he was Ambassador to the Netherlands in The Hague, with co-accreditation in Copenhagen to Denmark. From 1967 till 1970 he was Ambassador to Spain in Madrid,[1] then Permanent Representative of Ireland to the United Nations Office at Geneva, a post he held until 1973. From there he was sent to Buenos Aires in Argentina,[2] and after three hectic years in Buenos Aires, he returned ill to Dublin where he, on 28 June 2003, resided.[clarification needed][3]

References

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  1. ^ Señor James Wilfrid Lennon, embajador de Irlanda en Madrid, 19 February 1970, [1]
  2. ^ Clarín (Argentine newspaper), [2]
  3. ^ Irish Independent, 28 June 2003, [3]