Walter Curley

Walter Curley
57th United States Ambassador to France
In office July 6, 1989 – February 11, 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	Walter Joseph Patrick Curley II September 17, 1922 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Died	June 2, 2016 (aged 93) New York City, New York
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 (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. 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 wrote two books on royalty, Vanishing Kingdoms, and Monarchs in Waiting, as well as two memoirs, Letters from the Pacific: 1943-1946, and Almost a Century: An American Life East and West of Suez. Curley was a graduate of Phillips Academy, Yale University and Harvard Business School. Curley was in the U.S. Marines during World War Two, serving from 1943-1946, seeing combat on Iwo Jima and Okinawa. He was a captain and was decorated with a Bronze star. Curley died in New York City.^[2]

Works

• Monarchs in Waiting
• Vanishing Kingdoms

References

1. "Walter J. P. Curley". NNDB. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
2. Walter Curley-obituary

External links

• Appearances on C-SPAN