The Ambassador of Ireland to the United States is the head of the Embassy of Ireland,

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, and the official representative of the

Government of Ireland The Government of Ireland ( ga, Rialtas na hÉireann) is the cabinet that exercises executive authority in Ireland. The Constitution of Ireland vests executive authority in a government which is headed by the , the head of government. The governm ...

to the Government of the United States. Geraldine Byrne Nason, appointed Ambassador in August 2022, is incumbent . The Irish Embassy has been located at 2234 Massachusetts Avenue, NW in

Sheridan Circle Sheridan Circle is a traffic circle in the Washington, D.C. neighborhood of Embassy Row. A number of embassies ring Sheridan Circle, including the former Turkish chancery, and the Romanian embassy on the southern side, and the Embassy of Pakist ...

since 1949 and the Ambassador’s residence is at 2244 S Street NW.

Ambassadors

*2022 - date: Geraldine Byrne Nasonhttps://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/usa/about-us/ambassador/ *2017 - 2022:

Daniel Mulhall Daniel Mulhall (born 8 April 1955) is a retired Irish diplomat and a former Ambassador of Ireland to the United States. He has also been Ireland's Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Germany and Malaysia. Education Born in Waterford, Ireland, Mul ...

*2013 - 2017: Anne Anderson *2007 - 2013:

Michael Collins Michael Collins or Mike Collins most commonly refers to: * Michael Collins (Irish leader) (1890–1922), Irish revolutionary leader, soldier, and politician * Michael Collins (astronaut) (1930–2021), American astronaut, member of Apollo 11 and Ge ...

*2002 - 2007: Noel Fahey *1997 - 2002: Sean O Huiginn *1991 - 1997:

Dermot Gallagher Dermot Gallagher (born 20 May 1957 in Ringsend, Dublin, Ireland) is a retired Irish association football referee, who lives in Banbury, Oxfordshire. He refereed in the Premier League of English football until May 2007. Career Gallagher first ...

*1985 - 1991: Padraic N. MacKernan *1984 - 1985: Tadhg O'Sullivan *1978 - 1984: Sean Donlon *1973 - 1978: John G. Molloy *1970 - 1973: William Warnock *1964 - 1969: William P. Fay *1960 - 1964: Thomas J. Kiernan *1950 - 1960: John Joseph Hearne *1947 - 1950: Sean Nunan *1938 - 1947: Robert Brennan *1929 - 1938:

Michael MacWhite Michael MacWhite (1883 – 1958) was an Irish diplomat. He was born in Reenogreena, near Glandore, County Cork in 1883. Amongst other postings, he served as the first Irish permanent delegate to the League of Nations. Early career MacWhite work ...

*1924 - 1929:

Timothy Smiddy Timothy Aloysius Smiddy (1875–1962) was an Irish academic, economist, and diplomat. He is best known as Ireland's first Ambassador/overseas Minister, serving as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the United States of America fo ...

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United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...