John Aloysius Belton (1903–1968) was an Irish diplomat.

John Aloysius Belton
Irish ambassador to Spain
from  Ireland
to  Spain
In office
19461949
Preceded byLeopold H. Kerney
Succeeded byLeo Thomas McCauley [de]
Irish ambassador to Germany [de]
from  Ireland
to  Germany[1]
In office
June 1951 – March 1955
Preceded byCon Cremin
Succeeded byThomas J. Kiernan [de]
Irish ambassador to Canada [de]
from  Ireland
to  Canada
In office
19641967
Preceded byWilliam P. Fay [de]
Succeeded byWilliam Warnock (1911-1986) [de]
Personal details
Born(1903-01-01)1 January 1903
Longford
Died3 January 1968(1968-01-03) (aged 65)
Alma materBlackrock College, took a degree at University College Dublin and studied state and legal sciences at Trinity College Dublin.

Details

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  • From 1926 to 1934 he practised laws on the Midland Circuit
  • In 1934 he joined the diplomatic service of Ireland and became the first secretary to the Irish Embassy in Paris.
  • From 1941 to 1946 he was a legation councilor to the Legation of the Republic of Ireland in London.
  • In 1946 he was Chargé d'affaires in Stockholm.
  • From 1946 to 1949 he was Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary in Madrid.
  • From June 1951 to March 1955 he was Ambassador in Bonn.
  • From 1964 to 1967 he was Ambassador in Ottawa.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Bringmann, Tobias C. (14 February 2012). Handbuch der Diplomatie 1815-1963: Auswärtige Missionschefs in Deutschland und deutsche Missionschefs im Ausland von Metternich bis Adenauer. ISBN 9783110956849.
  2. ^ Dermot Keogh, Ireland and Europe, 1919-1948, Gill & MacMillan, Limited, 1988, 256 p., p. 27