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Thomas C. Foley
American politician and businessman / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the former U.S. Speaker of the House and Ambassador to Japan, see Tom Foley. For other similarly named people, see Thomas Foley (disambiguation).
Thomas Coleman Foley (born January 9, 1952) is an American politician and businessman. He served as the United States Ambassador to Ireland from 2006 to 2009 and was the unsuccessful Republican nominee for Governor of Connecticut in 2010 and 2014.
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Tom Foley | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2006 | |
United States Ambassador to Ireland | |
In office October 18, 2006 – January 20, 2009 | |
President | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | James Kenny |
Succeeded by | Dan Rooney |
Personal details | |
Born | Thomas Coleman Foley (1952-01-09) January 9, 1952 (age 72) Evanston, Illinois, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouses |
Lisa McCowan
(m. 1989; div. 1994)Leslie Fahrenkopf (m. 2009) |
Children | 3 |
Education | Harvard University (BA, MBA) |
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