James F. Leonard

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates James Fulton Leonard Jr. (May 30, 1920 – August 29, 2020) was an American diplomat who served as Foreign Service Officer and United States Ambassador to the United Nations (1977–1979).[1] He was born in Osborne, Pennsylvania in May 1920. He served in the United States Army Corps of Engineers during World War II.[2] He was a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy.[3] He was educated at Princeton University (B.S. 1942), Harvard University (1952–53), and Columbia University (1963–64). He married Eleanor Martha Hanson, and they raised five daughters together, as well as a son from Eleanor's previous marriage. He died in August 2020 at the age of 100.[4]

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