Ambassador to be Honored in Londonderry

A former ambassador will be honored this Friday for his years of service at a dinner to take place in Londonderry.

Ambassador Joseph Petrone will receive recognition as part of a New Hampshire GOP event. The ceremony will take place at the N.H. Aviation Museum, which according to its website is the only working museum devoted to aviation history in the state.

Petrone served as Representative of the United States to the European Office of the United Nations from March 12, 1987 to July 27, 1989. He was the 11th of 18 people to hold the position, which was established in 1958.

According to his biography on the 2008 Jennifer Horn for Congress website, Petrone served as Chairman of the Reagan-Bush Iowa veteran’s coalition in 1984, and was later a delegate from N.H. to the Republican National Convention in 2004.

His wife Augusta was co-chairman of that same Reagan-Bush coalition in 1984 and also served as a delegate to the RNC twice.

Petrone also serves as a colonel in the U.S. Army from 1944 to 1970.

Tickets to the event, which will take place at 7 p.m., cost $100.

Sponsor rates are as follows:

Celebration Sponsor:
$250 (2 tickets, mention)
$500 (4 tickets, mention)
$1,000 (6 tickets, mention)

Event Sponsor:
$5,000 (10 tickets, event banner, mention)

RSVP/Questions: email Meg at meg@nhgop.org or call 603-225-9341