Con Cremin

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Cover of Cremin's biography 'Ireland's Wartime Diplomat

Con Cremin (b. 6th December, 1908) in Kenmare, County Kerry is an Irish diplomat.

1 Career
2 Foreign/Departmental Postings
3 Reference
4 External reference

[edit] Career

One of four children, Cremin was born to a family that operated a drapery business. His early education was spent at St. Brendan's College in Killarney and later from 1926 at University College Cork, where he studied Classics and Commerce, graduating with a first-class degree in Classics and Commerce.

After university, Cremin joined the Irish Department of External Affairs. He has had a distinguished career representing Ireland in many foreign missions and at the UN.

c.1929-30 he was awarded the post graduate and Honan scholarship; by 1930 he had graduated with a degree in economics and accountancy. For the following three years he studied variously in Athens, Munich and Oxford, having attained a travelling scholarship in Classics. He subsequently entered the Department of External Affairs, having succeeded in the competition for third secretary in 1935.

In April 1935 he married Patricia O'Mahony.

[edit] Foreign/Departmental Postings

Paris 1937-1940
Vichy 1940-1943
Berlin 1943-1945
Lisbon 1945-1946
Counsellor 1946-1949
Assistant Secretary 1949-1950
Paris 1950-1954
Vatican 1954-1956
London 1956-1958
Secretary 1958-1963
London 1963-1964
UN 1964-1974, (Chaired UN Law of the Sea Conference Caracas, (Retired)

His career in foreign affairs is regarded as being exemplary and his professional advice and attitude in difficult times served his country well. In retirement he was a guest lecturer in 1974 at the Law Department of University College Cork