Ambassador of Ireland to France and Monaco since 2021, he previously served as Secretary General of Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs, the highest diplomatic position, where he played a key role in securing Ireland’s election to the United Nations Security Council for a two-year term. A career diplomat, he has devoted much of his career to relations between Ireland and the United Kingdom, particularly cooperation with Northern Ireland. He served as Director General of the Anglo-Irish Division from 2010 to 2014, having previously been Director of the same division from 2004 to 2007. Earlier in his career, he held several international postings, including Consul General of Ireland in New York (2007–2010) and Vice Consul in Chicago (1987–1991). He also served as First Secretary at Ireland’s Permanent Mission in Geneva and as Head of Task Force in the Policy Unit of the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union in Brussels from 1997 to 1999. His career reflects extensive expertise in transatlantic, European, and multilateral relations.
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