Seán Lester

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Seán Lester was an Irish diplomat best known for serving as the last Secretary-General of the League of Nations during its final years before the transition to the United Nations.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Irish person
diplomat
human
countryOfBirth Ireland
countryOfCitizenship Ireland
employer Irish Free State government
League of Nations
ethnicGroup Irish
familyName Lester
fieldOfWork diplomacy
international relations
givenName Seán
hasGender male
hasRole League of Nations official
international civil servant
knownFor overseeing the transition period before the creation of the United Nations
languageSpoken English
Irish
memberOf League of Nations Secretariat
name Seán Lester
nationality Irish
notableFor being the last Secretary-General of the League of Nations
notableWork leadership of the League of Nations during its final years
occupation civil servant
diplomat
participatedIn League of Nations diplomacy
placeOfBirth County Antrim
placeOfDeath Ireland
positionHeld High Commissioner of the League of Nations in Danzig
Secretary-General of the League of Nations
religion Presbyterianism
residence Geneva


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