James Clement Dunn

James Clement Dunn
James Clement Dunn in 1921
11th United States Ambassador to Brazil
In office
March 11, 1955 – July 4, 1956
PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byJames S. Kemper
Succeeded byEllis O. Briggs
12th United States Ambassador to Spain
In office
April 9, 1953 – February 9, 1955
PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byLincoln MacVeagh
Succeeded byJohn Davis Lodge
16th United States Ambassador to France
In office
March 27, 1952 – March 2, 1953
PresidentHarry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byDavid K. E. Bruce
Succeeded byC. Douglas Dillon
16th United States Ambassador to Italy
In office
February 6, 1947 – March 17, 1952
PresidentHarry S. Truman
Preceded byAlexander Comstock Kirk
Succeeded byEllsworth Bunker
1st and 4th
Chief of Protocol of the United States
In office
June 11, 1933 – April 11, 1935
PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byWarren Delano Robbins
Succeeded byRichard Southgate
In office
February 4, 1928 – November 17, 1930
PresidentCalvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byF. Lammot Belin
Charge d’Affaires ad interim to Haiti
In office
April 1922 – February 1924
Preceded byArthur Bailly-Blanchard
(as ambassador)
Succeeded byGeorge R. Merrell, Jr. (Charge d’Affaires ad interim)
Personal details
Born(1890-12-27)December 27, 1890
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedApril 10, 1979(1979-04-10) (aged 88)
West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.
Cause of deathMyocardial infarction
SpouseMary Augusta Armour
Children2
ProfessionDiplomat

James Clement Dunn (December 27, 1890 – April 10, 1979) was an American diplomat and a career employee of the United States Department of State.[1][2] He served as the Ambassador of the United States to Italy, France, Spain, and Brazil.[2] President Dwight Eisenhower characterized him as providing "exceptionally capable service".[3]

  1. ^ "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Dunn". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference :2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ “Exceptional Service.” TIME Magazine 67, no. 22 (May 28, 1956): 21. via EBSCO, accessed June 13, 2022. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=54184812&site=eds-live&scope=site .