Joseph Avenol

Joseph Avenol
Avenol in 1932
Secretary-General of the League of Nations
In office
3 July 1933 – 31 August 1940
DeputyFrank Walters
Preceded byEric Drummond
Succeeded bySeán Lester
Deputy Secretary-General of the League of Nations
In office
1 February 1923 – 1 July 1933
Secretary-GeneralEric Drummond
Preceded byJean Monnet
Succeeded byPablo de Azcárate
Personal details
Born
Joseph Louis Anne Marie Charles Avenol

(1879-06-09)9 June 1879
Melle, Deux-Sèvres, French Third Republic
Died2 September 1952(1952-09-02) (aged 73)
Duillier, Switzerland
NationalityFrench
ProfessionBanker

Joseph Louis Anne Marie Charles Avenol (French: [ʒozɛf lwi an maʁi ʃaʁl avnɔl]; 9 June 1879 – 2 September 1952) was a French diplomat. He served as the second Secretary General of the League of Nations from 3 July 1933 to 31 August 1940. He was preceded by Sir Eric Drummond of the United Kingdom, who was general secretary between 1920 and 1933. He was succeeded by the Irish diplomat Seán Lester, who was general secretary between 1940 and 1946, when the League dissolved.[1]

  1. ^ James Barros, Betrayal from Within: Joseph Avenol, Secretary-General of the League of Nations, 1933-1940 (1969).