Walter Curley


57th United States Ambassador to France
In office 1989–1993
President	George H. W. Bush
Preceded by	Joe M. Rodgers
Succeeded by	Pamela Harriman
United States Ambassador to Ireland
In office 1975–1977
President	Gerald Ford
Preceded by	John D. J. Moore
Succeeded by	William V. Shannon
Personal details
Born	17 September 1922 (1922-09-17) (age 89) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Spouse(s)	Mary Walton Curley
Children	Margaret C. Wiles Patrick Curley John Walton Curley James Curley
Residence	New York, New York
Alma mater	Yale University Harvard University
Occupation	Diplomat, Businessman

Walter Joseph Patrick Curley II (born September 17, 1922) was the 57th United States Ambassador to France from 1989 to 1993 and the United States Ambassador to Ireland from 1975 to 1977. 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.^[1]

He has written two books on royalty. Curley is a graduate of Yale University and Harvard Business School.

Wprks

Monarchs in Waiting http://books.google.com/books?id=ZOJwAAAAIAAJ&q=walter++curley&dq=walter++curley&hl=en

Vanishing Kingdoms http://books.google.com/books?id=uaNCNgAACAAJ&dq=walter+curley&hl=en

References

^ "Walter J. P. Curley". NNDB. http://www.nndb.com/people/123/000128736/. Retrieved 2009-02-21.

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Joe M. Rodgers	U.S. Ambassador to France 1989–1993	Succeeded by Pamela Harriman
Preceded by John D. J. Moore	U.S. Ambassador to Ireland 1975–1977	Succeeded by William V. Shannon

United States Ambassadors to France

Envoys	Benjamin Franklin, Arthur Lee, Silas Deane (substituted by John Adams in 1778) 1776–1779

Ministers Plenipotentiary	Franklin 1778–85 · Jefferson 1785–89 · Short 1790–92 · Morris 1792–94 · Monroe 1794–96 · Pinckney 1796–97 · Livingston 1801–04 · Armstrong 1804–10 · Russell (chargé d'affaires) 1811 Barlow 1811–12 · Crawford 1813–15

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary	Gallatin 1816–23 · Brown 1824–29 · Rives 1829–32 · Harris (chargé d'affaires) 1833 · Livingston 1833–35 · Barton (chargé d'affaires) 1835 · Cass 1836–42 · King 1844–46 · Rush 1847–49 · Rives 1849–53 · Mason 1853–59 · Faulkner 1860–61 · Dayton 1861–64 · Bigelow 1865–66 · Dix 1866–69 · Washburne 1869–77 · Noyes 1877–81 · Morton 1881–85 · McLane 1885–89 · Reid 1889–92 · Coolidge 1892–93

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	Eustis 1893–97 · Porter 1897–05 · McCormick 1905–07 · White 1907–09 · Bacon 1909–12 · Herrick 1912–14 · Sharp 1914–1919 · Wallace 1919–21 · Herrick 1921–29 · Edge 1929–33 · Straus 1933–36 · Bullitt 1936–40 · Leahy 1941–42 · Tuck (chargé d'affaires) 1942 · Caffery 1944–49 · Bruce 1949–52 · Dunn 1952–53 · Dillon 1953–57 · Houghton 1957–61 · Gavin 1961–62 · Bohlen 1962–68 · Shriver 1968–70 · Watson 1970–72 · Irwin 1973–74 · Rush 1974–77 · Hartman 1977–81 · Galbraith 1981–85 · Rodgers 1985–89 · Curley 1989–93 · Harriman 1993–97 · Rohatyn 1997–2000 · Leach 2001–05 · Stapleton 2005–09 · Rivkin 2009–

Persondata
Name	Curley, Walter
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Date of birth	September 17, 1922
Place of birth	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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