Walter J. Donnelly

Walter Joseph Donnelly (January 9, 1896 – November 13, 1970)^[1] was an American diplomat. He served as Ambassador to Costa Rica, Venezuela,^[2] Germany, among others.

Biography

Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Donnelly served in the United States Army during World War I. He went to the Central University of Venezuela and then to the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.^[3]

Career

He served as United States Ambassador to Costa Rica. During 1947-1950, he was made ambassador of Venezuela and he settled in Venezuela again in 1951, this time as the representative of U.S. Steel in South America.^[4] On July 18, 1952, he was nominated by then President, Harry Truman, as High Commissioner to Austria. From August 1, 1952 until December 11, 1952, Donnelly served as High Commissioner of the United States in Germany.^[5]

References

^ The New York Times Biographical Service, Volume 1. New York Times & Arno Press. 1970. pp. 2857–2859.
^ Selected executive session hearings of the Committee, Volumes 13-14. United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. 1980. p. 386.
^ Walter J. Donnelly as High Commissioner
^ Ewell, Judith (1996). Venezuela and the United States: From Monroe's Hemisphere to Petroleum's Empire. University of Georgia Press. p. 185. ISBN 9780820317823.
^ Maxine Block; Anna Herthe Rothe; Marjorie Dent Candee (1953). Current Biography Yearbook. p. 152.

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Hallett Johnson	United States Ambassador to Costa Rica 1947	Succeeded by Nathaniel Penistone Davis
Preceded by Frank P. Corrigan	United States Ambassador to Venezuela 1947-1950	Succeeded by Norman Armour
Preceded by post created	United States Ambassador to Austria 1951-1952	Succeeded by Llewellyn Thompson

[1] The New York Times Biographical Service, Volume 1. New York Times & Arno Press. 1970. pp. 2857–2859.

[2] Selected executive session hearings of the Committee, Volumes 13-14. United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. 1980. p. 386.

[3] Walter J. Donnelly as High Commissioner

[4] Ewell, Judith (1996). Venezuela and the United States: From Monroe's Hemisphere to Petroleum's Empire. University of Georgia Press. p. 185. ISBN 9780820317823.

[5] Maxine Block; Anna Herthe Rothe; Marjorie Dent Candee (1953). Current Biography Yearbook. p. 152.

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v t e United States Ambassadors to Costa Rica
Minister Resident	Borland (Envoy) Lamar Dimitry Riotte Lawrence Blair Williamson Logan
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary	Hall Mizner Pacheco Shannon Baker Merry Einstein Hale S. Johnson (a.i.) Martin (a.i.) Thurston (a.i.) R. Davis Eberhardt Sack Hornibrook Lane Scotten
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	Des Portes H. Johnson Donnelly N. Davis Flack Fleming Hill Woodward Willauer Telles Boonstra Ploeser Vaky Todman Weissman McNeil Winsor Tambs Hinton Guinot Homme (a.i.) Harrington (a.i.) Becelia (a.i.) de Vos Dodd Danilovich Langdale Brennan (a.i.) Cianchette Andrew Haney Day Telles

v t e United States Ambassadors to Austria
Austrian Empire (1838–1867)	Muhlenberg Jenifer Stiles Webb McCurdy Foote Jackson Jones Motley
Austro-Hungarian Empire (1867–1917)	Watts Jay Orth Beale Kasson Phelps Taft J. Francis Lawton Grant Tripp Tower Harris McCormick Storer C. Francis Kerens Penfield
Republic of Austria (1921–1938, 1946–present)	Frazier Washburn Stockton Earle Messersmith Emmet Wiley Erhardt Donnelly Thompson Matthews Riddleberger MacArthur Humes Buchanan Wolf Kaiser Cummings von Damm Lauder Grunwald Huffington Hunt Hall Brown McCaw Girard-diCarlo Eacho Wesner Traina Kennedy

Authority control databases
International	VIAF WorldCat
National	Germany
People	Deutsche Biographie
Other	NARA

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