American diplomat (born 1954)
James Dinneen Nealon Jr. (born 1954) is an American diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Honduras from 2014 to 2017. After his service as ambassador, he worked in the Department of Homeland Security from 2017 to 2018.
Biography
Born in Virginia, the son of a land surveyor,[ 1] Brown University before studying at Boston College .
A career Foreign Service officer,[ 2] Canada , Uruguay , Hungary , Spain , and Chile before assuming his post as Ambassador to Honduras in August 2014; Nealon also served as the deputy of John F. Kelly , whilst Kelly was in charge of the United States Southern Command .[ 3]
After leaving his ambassadorship in 2017,[ 4] Department of Homeland Security by Kelly in July.[ 5] [ 6] immigration policy of Donald Trump ,[ 7] temporary protected status for Hondurans.[ 8] [ 9]
References
^ "James Nealon Dies at 74" . Washington Post . 2000-11-01. ISSN 0190-8286 . Retrieved 2018-06-23 .^ Beckel, Michael; Zubak-Skees, Chris (2014-02-07). "Wanna Be Ambassador to Argentina?" . Slate . ISSN 1091-2339 . Retrieved 2018-06-23 . ^ Rosenberg, Carol (May 8, 2015). "280 Marines going to Central America" . Miami Herald . Retrieved 2018-06-23 . ^ Linthicum, Kate; McDonnell, Patrick J. (November 30, 2017). "Amid cries of 'fraud!' and clashes with police and soldiers, Honduras awaits results of presidential vote count" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved June 23, 2018 . ^ Bedard, Paul (2018-02-09). "Top Kelly ally resigns, sought extended amnesty for immigrants" . Washington Examiner . Retrieved 2018-06-23 . ^ Nixon, Ron (December 26, 2017). "Homeland Security Goes Abroad. Not Everyone Is Grateful" . The New York Times . Retrieved June 23, 2018 . ^ Miroff, Nick (2018-02-23). "Top Homeland Security official, who clashed with White House over immigration policy, to step down" . Washington Post . ISSN 0190-8286 . Retrieved 2018-06-23 . ^ Blitzer, Jonathan (2018-05-11). "The Battle Inside the Trump Administration Over T.P.S." The New Yorker . Retrieved 2018-06-23 . ^ Williamson, Elizabeth; Nixon, Ron (June 19, 2018). "Kirstjen Nielsen Was a Target of Trump's Immigration Ire. Now She's His Protector" . The New York Times . Retrieved June 23, 2018 .
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