Background
Meehan, Francis J. was born on February 14, 1924 in East Orange, New Jersey, United States.
Meehan, Francis J. was born on February 14, 1924 in East Orange, New Jersey, United States.
Bachelor of Medicine, University Glasgow, 1945. Master of Public Administration, Harvard University, 1957.
Administrative assistant Economic Cooperative Administration, 1948-1951. Foreign service officer Frankfurt, Hamburg and North Atlantic Treaty Organization, 1951-1956. Intelligence research specialist Department State, Washington, 1957-1959.
Political officer Moscow, 1959-1961. Economic officer, political officer Berlin, 1961-1966. Director Operations Center, Department State, 1966-1967, deputy executive secretary, 1967-1968.
Deputy chief of mission Budapest, 1968-1972. Counselor for political affairs Bonn, 1972-1975. Deputy chief of mission Vienna, 1975-1977, Bonn, 1977-1979.
Ambassador to Czechoslovakia, 1979-1981, to Poland, 1981-1983. Research professor diplomacy Institute Study Diplomacy, School Foreign Service, Georgetown University, Washington, 1983-1985. United States ambassador to East Germany, 1985-1989.