EAMONN KENNEDY, Irish Diplomat, Official. Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Ireland, New York. Grand Cross of Merit, Federal Republic of Germany, 70; Grand Cross of Merit, France, 74. Statistical & Social Inquiry Society, Dublin; Political & Economic Society, Bonn.
Education
University College, Dublin, 1939-1946, BCom, Bachelor of Arts History, Economy, Political Science, Master of Arts Economy. National University of Ireland, Dublin, 1967-1970, Doctor of Philosophy. Spoken languages: English, Irish, French, German.
Career
Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Ireland, New York since 1974. Ambassador to France, 1970-1974. Ambassador to Federal Republic of Germany, Bonn, 1964-1970.
Ambassador to Nigeria, 1961 -1964. Counsellor, Permanent Mission to United Nations, New York, 1956-1961. Delegate, United Nations General Assembly, 1956-1960.
Rapporteur, Fourth Committee, 1959, Southwest Africa Committee, General Assembly, 1958. Chief of Protocol, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ireland, 1955-1956. Political Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1954-1955.
Embassy to France, 1950-1954. Embassy the United States, Washington, District of Columbia, 1949-1950. Embassy to Canada, Ottawa, 1947-1949.
Membership
Statistical & Social Inquiry Society, Dublin. Political & Economic Society, Bonn.