Tom Foley | |
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United States Ambassador to Ireland | |
In office October 18, 2006 – January 20, 2009 | |
President | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | James Kenny |
Succeeded by | Dan Rooney |
Personal details | |
Born | Thomas Coleman Foley January 9, 1952 Evanston, Illinois, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouses |
Lisa McCowan
(m. 1989; div. 1994)Leslie Fahrenkopf (m. 2009) |
Children | 3 |
Education | Harvard University (BA, MBA) |
Thomas Coleman Foley (born January 9, 1952) is an American politician and businessman. He served as the United States Ambassador to Ireland from 2006 to 2009 and was the unsuccessful Republican nominee for Governor of Connecticut in 2010 and 2014.