O'Donohue, Daniel A. (Ambassador)., 01/01/1959-12/31/1994

File — Box: 1, Folder: 227

Identifier: GAMMS2.2.839

Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

Dates

01/01/1959-12/31/1994

Collection-level Access Restrictions

The Foreign Affairs Oral History Project transcripts and audio tapes have been returned to the Association for Diplomatic Study and Training in Arlington, Virginia.

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Extent

From the Collection: 30 Linear Feet (Hollinger Record Storage boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Container Summary

1 Tms transcribed oral history interview with Ambassador Daniel A. O'Donohue covering his career in the Foreign Service. Includes his early life, and his experiences as Consular officer in Genoa, Italy, 1957-59; as Political officer in Seoul, Korea, 1960-64; at the Korea desk, 1964-66; as Executive Secretariat in the State Department, 1966-68; as Political officer in Accra, Ghana, 1968-71; at the Army War College, 1971-72; in South Korea, 1972-74; in Korean Affairs, 1974-76; as Under Secretary for Political Affairs, 1976-77; as DCM in Bangkok, Thailand, 1977-78; as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Political and military affairs, 1978-81; as Deputy Assistant Secretary for South Asia affairs, 1981-83; as Ambassador to Burma, 1983-87; in Policy Planning S/P, 1987-88; as Ambassador to Thailand, 1988-91; as Diplomat in Residence at Howard University, 1991-92; and in the Inspection Corps, 1992-94.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

O'DONOHUE, DANIEL A. (AMBASSADOR) - INTERVIEWED BY KENNEDY, C.S.-1996: Other Types

ITALY - GENOA - 1957-59: Other Types

KOREA - 1960 - 1976: Other Types

CIA - KOREA: Other Types

AID - KOREA: Other Types

USS PUEBLO CRISIS: Other Types

VIETNAM NEGOTIATIONS: Other Types

RHEE, PRESIDENT - TOPPLED BY COUP D'ETAT: Other Types

GHANA - ACCRA - 1968-71: Other Types

ARMY WAR COLLEGE - 1971-72: Other Types

"KOREAGATE": Other Types

HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES - KOREA: Other Types

MAYAGUEZ INCIDENT: Other Types

PHILIPPINE BASE NEGOTIATIONS: Other Types

THAILAND - BANGKOK - 1977-78: Other Types

ASSAN: Other Types

VIETNAMESE "BOAT-PEOPLE": Other Types

NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT ISSUES: Other Types

SOMALIA: Other Types

SOUTH ASIA AFFAIRS - 1981-83: Other Types

KHMER ROUGE AND CAMBODIA: Other Types

INDONESIA - 1980'S: Other Types

CINCPAC: Other Types

BURMA - AMBASSADOR TO - 1983-87: Other Types

NARCOTICS PROGRAM - BURMA: Other Types

AID - BURMA: Other Types

POLICY PLANNING S/P - 1987-88: Other Types

THAILAND - AMBASSADOR TO - 1988-91: Other Types

CAMBODIA AND KHMER ROUGE: Other Types

BURMA - CORRUPTION: Other Types

VIETNAM REFUGEES: Other Types

U.S. - THAI RELATIONS: Other Types

GULF WAR: Other Types

CIVIL AIR ISSUES - THAILAND: Other Types

SIHANOUK, PRINCE: Other Types

CAMBODIA - NON-COMMUNIST RESISTANCE GROUPS: Other Types

HOWARD UNIVERSITY - DIPLOMAT IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM: Other Types

INSPECTION CORPS - STATE DEPARTMENT - 1992-94: Other Types