| John O'Leary | |
|---|---|
| United States Ambassador to Chile | |
| In office August 19, 1998 – June 29, 2001 | |
| President | Bill Clinton George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Gabriel Guerra-Mondragón |
| Succeeded by | William R. Brownfield |
| Mayor of Portland, Maine | |
| In office 1980–1981 | |
| Preceded by | Llewellyn Smith |
| Succeeded by | Pamela Plumb |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 16, 1947 Portland, Maine |
| Died | April 2, 2005(2005-04-02) (aged 58) Washington, D.C. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Patricia Cepeda |
John O'Leary (January 16, 1947 – April 2, 2005) served as mayor of Portland, Maine, and as United States ambassador to Chile under President Bill Clinton.
Personal life
O'Leary was born in Portland and graduated from Yale University in 1969. He later attended Clare College, Cambridge University, on a Mellon fellowship and received a master's degree in 1971. He received a degree from Yale Law School in 1974. While studying at Yale Law, O'Leary acted as a coach for the Yale debate team. He then went on to a private law practice.
O'Leary married a fellow Yale student, Patricia Cepeda, the daughter of Colombian writer Álvaro Cepeda Samudio. John and Patricia O'Leary had two daughters. The O'Learys endowed the John O'Leary and Patricia Cepeda Fellowship for the Study of Latin America at Yale College.
Political career
He served as a member of the Portland City Council 1975-82) and for a term as that city's largely ceremonial Mayor (1980–81). He ran unsuccessful candidate for the U.S. House from Maine's First Congressional District in 1982, losing in the Democratic primary. O'Leary served as the United States Ambassador to Chile from 1998 to 2001.
References
- Martin, Gerald (5 May 2009). "Gabriel García Márquez: a life". Random House Inc. ISBN 9780307272003.
- "John O'Leary, 58; Portland mayor became ambassador to Chile". Boston Globe. April 4, 2005. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR JOHN O'LEARY" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. 17 March 2003. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
Sources
- Holley, Joe (2005-04-03). "John O'Leary Dies; Mayor, Ambassador to Chile". The Washington Post. p. C08. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
External links
- "John O'Leary: Working towards justice for Pinochet's victims" David Sugarman, The Guardian, 20 May 2005
- "Tale of Two Ambassadors: One exposed the death squads, the other covered them up" Marc Cooper, LA Weekly, 14 April 2005
- "Nomination of John O'Leary to be United States Ambassador to Chile" Olympia Snowe, Congressional Record, 26 June 1998
- John O'Leary Papers Georgetown University
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byUnknown | City Councilman, Portland, Maine 1975–1982 |
Succeeded byUnknown |
| Preceded byLlewellyn Smith | Mayor, Portland, Maine 1980–1981 |
Succeeded byPamela Plumb |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded byUnknown | Democratic Nominee, U.S. Congress, Maine District 1 1982 |
Succeeded byUnknown |
| Diplomatic posts | ||
| Preceded byGabriel Guerra-Mondragón | United States Ambassador to Chile August 19, 1998 – June 29, 2001 |
Succeeded byWilliam R. Brownfield |
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- 1947 births
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- 20th-century mayors of places in Maine