James Wilfrid Lennon

James Wilfrid Lennon (29 December 1915 – 30 August 2012) was an Irish diplomat.

James Wilfrid Lennon
Irish Ambassador to Portugal
In office January 1961 – 1 April 1962
Preceded by	Francis Coffey
Succeeded by	Denis J. O'Sullivan
Irish Ambassador to the Netherlands
In office 1 April 1962 – 1966
Succeeded by	Richard Ryan
Irish Ambassador to Spain
In office 1962–1967
Preceded by	Timothy Joseph Horan
Succeeded by	Brian Gallagher
Irish Permanent Representative to the United Nations at Geneva
In office 1967–1973
Succeeded by	Timothy Joseph Horan
Irish Ambassador to Argentina
In office 1973–1976
Preceded by	Michael Leo Skentelberry
Succeeded by	Seán Ó hÉideáin
Personal details
Born	(1915-12-29)29 December 1915 Dundalk

Career

From the 1930s until 1947, he was employed by the Civil Service of the Republic of Ireland. In 1947 he entered the Department of Foreign Affairs (Ireland) as Third Secretary, and rose through the ranks, serving as First Secretary in Paris (until 1960), then ambassador to Portugal (January 1961 to 1 April 1962). From 1 April 1962 until 1966 he was Ambassador to the Netherlands in The Hague, with co-accreditation in Copenhagen to Denmark. From 1967 till 1970 he was Ambassador to Spain in Madrid, then Permanent Representative of Ireland to the United Nations Office at Geneva, a post he held until 1973. From there he was sent to Buenos Aires in Argentina, and after three hectic years in Buenos Aires, he returned ill to Dublin where he, on 28 June 2003, resided.