Seán Nunan

Seán Nunan
Seán Nunan
Irish Ambassador to the United States; from Ireland; to United States
	In office; designated: June 10, 1947, acreditated: June 20, 1947 – April 17, 1950
Preceded by	Robert Brennan (journalist)
Succeeded by	John Hearne (lawyer)
Personal details
Born	January 1, 1890; London
Died	December 31, 1981 (aged 101)
Spouse(s)	Annie M Ryan, Grenanstown, Toomevara, Tipperary

Seán Nunan (1890–1981) was an Irish diplomat.

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In 1916 he was member of the Irish Volunteers in the General Post Office, Dublin garrison, fought in the Easter Rising, was interned in Frongoch internment camp and later served prison sentences for refusal to join the British Army during World War I.
In 1919 he was Clerk of Dáil Éireann (Irish Republic).
From 1919 to 1921 he was Secretary to Éamon de Valera and Registrar of the Dáil Éireann (Irish Republic) loan in the USA.
From 1932 to 1938 he was Consul General, New York.
From 1938 to 1941 he was First Secretary at the Irish legation in London.
From 1941 to 1946 he was Consul General in Washington, D.C..
From 1946 to 1947 he was Consul General, New York City.
On June 10, 1947 he was designated Minister in Washington, D.C., where he was acreditated from June 20, 1947 till April 17, 1950.[1]
In 1950 he was Assistant Secretary in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Ireland).
From 1950 to 1955 he was Secretary in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Ireland).

United States Department of State
Ronan Fanning, Documents on Irish Foreign Policy: 1939-1941, Royal Irish Academy, Ireland. Dept. of Foreign Affairs, 2008, 511 p, books.google.de
http://www.difp.ie/browse-volumes/whoswho-Volume6.asp

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