Pádraig Murphy is a former Irish diplomat.
Murphy was born in Cork. He received a BA from
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Law
* Uniform civil code of India, referring to proposed Civil code in the legal system of India, which would apply equally to all irrespective of their religion
* Uniform Commercial Code, a 1952 uniform act to h ...
and an MA from Sheffield University.
In the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade he served as Ambassador to the USSR and Finland (1981-85), as Political Director of the department, (1985-91), Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany (1991-98), to Spain (1998-2001) and to Japan (2001-2005). He retired in 2005.
In 2012 he served as the
OSCE Chairmanship's Special Representative for the South Caucasus.
Murphy chairs the Foreign Policy Group of the
IIEA
The Institute of International and European Affairs (IIEA) ( ga, An Institiúid Gnóthaí Idirnáisiúnta agus Eorpacha) is an Irish policy think tank focusing on European and international policy trends based in Dublin, Ireland. It is known for ...
and is a member of its Germany Group.
He is a regular contributor to the
Dublin Review of Books.
References
External links
The Rules-Based Multilateral Order: A Rethink is Needed, Pádraig Murphy, March 2020. Germany's Role in EU Foreign Policy and the Challenge of Ukraine 20 May 2014
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Alumni of University College Cork
Ambassadors of Ireland to Finland
Ambassadors of Ireland to the Soviet Union
Ambassadors of Ireland to Germany
Ambassadors of Ireland to Spain
Ambassadors of Ireland to Japan