Timothy Joseph Horan (1912–1975) was an Irish

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Career

Horan was educated at University College Cork. In 1938 he entered the

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as Third Secretary. From 1942 to 1945 he was Consul in New York City. From 1945 to 1946 he served as Acting Head of Consular Section of the Department of External Affairs. Between 1946 and 1949 he held posts in Europe, serving as First Secretary of the legation in Madrid, then in Paris. In 1949 he returned to the Department of External Affairs in Ireland, serving as Counsellor, then from 1952 as Chief of Protocol. In 1955 he was appointed Minister in Buenos Aires, Argentina, later promoted to Assistant Secretary in 1959. The following year he returned to Europe as Minister in

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, before in 1962 being made

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, a post he held for five years. In 1967 he was appointed Ambassador to Sweden, concurrently accredited to Finland. From 1973 until his death in 1975 he was Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office at Geneva.Who's who in the Department of Irish foreign Policy vol VI
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Horan, Timothy Joseph 1912 births 1975 deaths Ambassadors of Ireland to Argentina Ambassadors of Ireland to Switzerland Ambassadors of Ireland to Spain Ambassadors of Ireland to Sweden Permanent Representatives of Ireland to the United Nations Office at Geneva