Bob McDonagh
Bob McDonagh (23 March 1924 – 3 May 2015)[1] was an Irish diplomat, two of whose sons, Philip McDonagh and Bobby McDonagh, also served in the Irish diplomatic service.[2]
McDonagh was born in Tralee, but grew up in Sandycove, Dublin. He attended Presentation Brothers school in Glasthule and joined the civil service as a clerical officer.
When Seán McBride became head of the Department of External Affairs in 1948, he expanded the department and McDonagh entered as Third Secretary.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name
As head of the Anglo-Irish Division of the department, he was closely involved in the negotiation of the Sunningdale Agreement of 1973.
He became Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany in 1973.
In 1977 he became Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs, but it was not a role that suited him. The following year he was replaced as Secretary and was appointed Ambassador to Italy.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name
In 1983 he was appointed Ambassador to the United Nations in New York and served in that post until his retirement in 1989.
McDonagh amassed a library of over 1,000 diplomatic biographies in several languages, which his family donated to the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade after his death.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name
References
Category:1924 births Category: Alumni of University College Dublin Category: 2015 deaths
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