James Clement Dunn

James Clement Dunn (December 27, 1890 – April 10, 1979) was an American diplomat and a career employee of the United States Department of State. He served as the Ambassador of the United States to Italy, France, Spain, and Brazil. President Dwight Eisenhower characterized him as providing "exceptionally capable service". Early life Dunn was born in Newark, New Jersey. He was privately educated and later studied for a law degree. He initially practiced as an architect in Manhattan. During World War I, he served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy, serving as an assistant naval attaché to Havana, Cuba from 1917 to 1919. Career After the war, Dunn became a clerk for the United States Department of State. He then took and passed the Foreign Service entrance exam. He was appointed to be the third secretary at the embassy in Madrid, Spain, where he remained for two years. He was the chargé d'affaires ad interim in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, from April 1922 to February 1924. He was also the first secretary for the embassy in London, England.