The Northern Ireland Bureau (NI Bureau) The Northern Ireland Bureau (NI Bureau) is a diplomatic mission of the
Northern Ireland Executive
The Northern Ireland Executive is the devolved government of Northern Ireland, an administrative branch of the legislature – the Northern Ireland Assembly. It is answerable to the assembly and was initially established according to the ter ...
. It works to promote economic prosperity, cultural development and international growth and engagement between Northern Ireland and foreign countries.
There are two bureaus for
China
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and for the
United States
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and
Canada
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.
The Chinese bureau was set up on 2014 and is based in Beijing.
The North American bureau is based in Washington DC, US and the senior staff are
Civil Servants
The civil service is a collective term for a sector of government composed mainly of career civil servants hired on professional merit rather than appointed or elected, whose institutional tenure typically survives transitions of political leaders ...
of the United Kingdom in Northern Ireland.
About
The former Director of the Bureau, Norman Houston, outlined the NI Bureau's objective:
"Our primary goal is to promote Northern Ireland to the United States as a confident, capable, and outwardly looking region. Many organizations and individuals in the United States have supported developments in Northern Ireland over the years and there is a very positive response to Northern Ireland. It is important to recognize that this relationship has changed and continues to evolve.”
Norman Houston retired in late 2019.
[http://www.ofmdfmni.gov.uk/principal-establishment-and-finance-officer OFMDFM] As of 2023, the Director is Andrew Elliott.
Responsibilities
The responsibilities of the Bureau are to develop a positive profile of NI among policy makers, monitor policy developments in the US for up-to-date information and pursue areas of partnership for mutual benefits.
[http://www.nibureau.com/index/about-the-bureau/our-role.htm NI Bureau]
See also
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Executive Office
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Northern Ireland Executive
The Northern Ireland Executive is the devolved government of Northern Ireland, an administrative branch of the legislature – the Northern Ireland Assembly. It is answerable to the assembly and was initially established according to the ter ...
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First Minister and deputy First Minister
The First Minister and deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland are the joint heads of government of the Northern Ireland Executive and have overall responsibility for the running of the Executive Office. Despite the different titles for the two ...
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Office of the Northern Ireland Executive in Brussels
The Office of the Northern Ireland Executive in Brussels is part of the Executive Office and is the focus of Northern Ireland's relations with the institutions of the European Union.
The Office of the Northern Ireland Executive, operates under ...
References
External links
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Northern Ireland Executive
United Kingdom–United States relations
Diplomatic missions in Washington, D.C.
Diplomatic missions in Manhattan