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 Marine Corps during World War II, serving from 1943 to 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.[3][4]
Curley, Walter J. P. (2017). Almost a Century: An American Life East and West of Suez. Small Batch Books. ISBN978-1937650674.
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walter, curley, walter, joseph, patrick, curley, september, 1922, june, 2016, 57th, united, states, ambassador, france, from, 1989, 1993, united, states, ambassador, ireland, from, 1975, 1977, curley, york, city, commissioner, public, events, chief, protocol, . Walter Joseph Patrick Curley Jr 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 1 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 2 Walter CurleyCurley in 197357th United States Ambassador to FranceIn office July 6 1989 February 11 1993PresidentGeorge H W BushPreceded byJoe M RodgersSucceeded byPamela HarrimanUnited States Ambassador to IrelandIn office September 18 1975 May 2 1977PresidentGerald FordPreceded byJohn D J MooreSucceeded byWilliam V ShannonPersonal detailsBorn 1922 09 17 September 17 1922Pittsburgh Pennsylvania U S DiedJune 2 2016 2016 06 02 aged 93 New York City New York U S SpouseMary Taylor WaltonChildrenMargaret C WilesPatrick CurleyJohn Walton CurleyJames CurleyResidence s New York City New York U S Alma materYale UniversityHarvard UniversityOccupationDiplomat BusinessmanMilitary serviceAllegiance United StatesBranch service United States Marine CorpsRankCaptainBattles warsWorld War II Contents 1 Career 2 Works 3 References 4 External linksCareer EditHe 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 Marine Corps during World War II serving from 1943 to 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 3 4 His nomination as United States Ambassador to France was controversial as he was one of several made by Bush of long time financial backers and financial supporters including Peter F Secchia Ambassador of Italy Joseph Zappala Ambassador of Spain Mel Sembler Ambassador of Australia Frederic Bush Morris Ambassador of Luxembourg and Joy Silverman Ambassador of Barbados 5 Works EditCurley Walter J P 1959 Letters from the Pacific 1943 1946 privately printed ASIN B00NZK2AXM Curley Walter J P 1973 Monarchs in waiting Dodd Mead and Company ISBN 978 0396068402 Curley Walter J P 2004 Vanishing Kingdoms The Irish Chiefs and Their Families The Lilliput Press ISBN 978 1843510550 Curley Walter J P 2017 Almost a Century An American Life East and West of Suez Small Batch Books ISBN 978 1937650674 References Edit Walter Joseph Patrick Curley Jr 1922 2016 history state gov Retrieved April 22 2017 Walter J P Curley NNDB Retrieved 2009 02 21 Roberts Sam June 8 2016 Walter Curley Venture Capitalist and U S Ambassador Dies at 93 The New York Times Retrieved April 22 2017 WALTER CURLEY 1922 2016 legacy com June 5 2016 True to tradition President Bush is rewarding his long time financial backers and political supporters with desirable ambassadorships mostly in Western Europe The Financial Times April 2 1990 External links EditAppearances on C SPAN Walter J P Curley Papers MS 2009 Manuscripts and Archives Yale University Library Diplomatic postsPreceded byJoe M Rodgers U S Ambassador to France1989 1993 Succeeded byPamela HarrimanPreceded byJohn D J Moore U S Ambassador to Ireland1975 1977 Succeeded byWilliam V Shannon This American diplomat related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Walter Curley amp oldid 1079641611, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
