Editing Seán MacBride (section)

== Career summary ==
*1946–1965 Leader of Clann na Poblachta
*1947–1958 Member of [[Dáil Éireann]]
*1948–1951 [[Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade|Minister for External Affairs]] of Ireland in Inter-Party Government
*1948–1951 Vice-president of the Organization for European Economic Cooperation (OEEC)
*1950 President, Committee of Ministers of Council of Europe
*1954 Offered but declined, Ministerial office in Irish Government
*1963–1971 Secretary-General, International Commission of Jurists
*1966 Consultant to the Pontifical Commission on Justice and Peace
*1961–1975 Chairman Amnesty International Executive
*1968–1974 Chairman of the Executive International Peace Bureau
*1975–1985 President of the Executive International Peace Bureau
*1968–1974 Chairman Special Committee of International NGOs on Human Rights (Geneva)
*1973 Vice-chairman, Congress of World Peace Forces (Moscow, October 1973)
*1973 Vice-president, World Federation of United Nations Associations
*1973–1977 Elected by the General Assembly of the United Nations to the post of United Nations Commissioner for Namibia with the rank of Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations
*1977–1980 Chairman, Commission on International Communication for UNESCO
*1982 Chairman of the International Commission to enquire into reported violations of International Law by Israel during its invasion of Lebanon