Walter Curley

Walter Curley
Curley in 1973
57th United States Ambassador to France
In office
July 6, 1989 – February 11, 1993
PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush
Preceded byJoe M. Rodgers
Succeeded byPamela Harriman
United States Ambassador to Ireland
In office
September 18, 1975 – May 2, 1977
PresidentGerald Ford
Preceded byJohn D. J. Moore
Succeeded byWilliam V. Shannon
Personal details
Born(1922-09-17)September 17, 1922
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJune 2, 2016(2016-06-02) (aged 93)
New York City, New York, U.S.
SpouseMary Taylor Walton
ChildrenMargaret C. Wiles
Patrick Curley
John Walton Curley
James Curley
Residence(s)New York City, New York, U.S.
Alma materYale University
Harvard University
OccupationDiplomat, Businessman
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Marine Corps
Rank Captain
Battles/warsWorld War II

Walter Joseph Patrick Curley Jr. (September 17, 1922 – June 2, 2016) was the 57th United States Ambassador to France from 1989 to 1993, and the United States Ambassador to Ireland from 1975 to 1977.[1][2] Curley was New York City's Commissioner of Public Events and Chief of Protocol from 1973 to 1974, during the administrations of John Lindsay and Abraham Beame.[3]

  1. ^ "Walter Joseph Patrick Curley Jr. (1922–2016)". history.state.gov. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  2. ^ "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR WALTER J. P. CURLEY" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. 30 November 1998. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 June 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Walter J. P. Curley". NNDB. Retrieved 2009-02-21.