Embassy of the United States, Dublin The United States ambassador to Ireland is the ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary from the United States of America to Ireland . It is considered a highly prestigious position within the United States Foreign Service . The current ambassador is Claire Cronin .
The chief of mission for the United States in Ireland held the title of envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary from 1927 through 1950, and six people served in the role.[1] Since 1950, the title has been ambassador , and 23 people have served in the role.[1] Only the first envoy, Frederick A. Sterling , was a career Foreign Service Officer – other envoys, and all ambassadors to date, have been non-career appointees.[1] The first four envoys were commissioned to the Irish Free State ,[1] prior to the formation of the State .
The ambassador and embassy staff at large work at the Ballsbridge Chancery of the Embassy of the United States, Dublin .[2] Deerfield Residence is the official residence of the ambassador, located in the Phoenix Park , Dublin.[3]
Incumbent The position was vacant from January 2017 through the end of June 2019, with Reece Smyth serving as the chargé d'affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Ireland.[4] The prior ambassador, Kevin O'Malley , was nominated by President Barack Obama and served from October 2014 until the presidential inauguration of Donald Trump . In December 2016, it was reported that then president-elect Trump intended to name Brian P. Burns as the next ambassador to Ireland.[5] However, in June 2017, Burns withdrew his name from consideration, due to ill health.[6]
Edward F. Crawford , a businessman and entrepreneur from Ohio whose parents were from Cork, was approved to be the next ambassador by the Senate 's foreign relations committee in May 2019,[7] confirmed by a vote of the United States Senate on June 13, 2019,[8] and sworn into office on June 26, 2019.[9] He officially began his term as ambassador upon presentation of his credentials to President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins on July 1, 2019.[10] [11]
Chiefs of mission
Envoys Until 1950, the official title was Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary .[1]
^E1 Commissioned to the Irish Free State ^E2 Died in office (while in Ireland)^E3 Promoted to Ambassador
Ambassadors Since 1950, the official title has been Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary .[1]
^A1 Died in office (while in the United States)^A2 Interred in Ireland^A3 Still living
Other nominees Deerfield Residence , official residence of the AmbassadorAppointed or nominated, but did not serve.[1]
Appointment: September 13, 1933. Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; did not serve under this appointment. Reappointed in January 1934. Note: Not commissioned; nomination of March 17, 1981, not acted upon by the Senate.[12]
Chargé d’affaires Interim chiefs of mission.[1]
September 2013 – October 2014 January 2017 – June 2019 January 2021 – February 2022
See also
References United States Department of State: Background notes on Ireland ^ a b c d e f g h "Chiefs of Mission for Ireland". history.state.gov . Retrieved April 18, 2017 . ^ "Embassy History". U.S. Embassy in Ireland. Retrieved April 14, 2017 . ^ "History of Ambassador's Residence". U.S. Embassy in Ireland. Retrieved April 14, 2017 . ^ "Donald Trump is yet to select an Irish ambassador but a Texan is keeping the seat warm". TheJournal.ie . March 8, 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2017 . ^ O'Dowd, Niall (December 30, 2016). "NYT reporter tweets Trump ready to name Brian Burns as US Ambassador". Irish Central . Retrieved January 3, 2017 . ^ "Irish-American withdraws as Trump's nominee for US ambassador". RTÉ . June 13, 2017. Retrieved June 20, 2017 . ^ Lynch, Suzanne (May 2, 2019). "US Senate committee approves next Irish ambassador". The Irish Times . Retrieved May 2, 2019 . ^ O'Donovan, Brian (June 13, 2019). "US Senate confirms Edward Crawford as US Ambassador to Ireland". RTÉ . Retrieved June 13, 2019 . ^ O'Donovan, Brian (June 26, 2019). "New US Ambassador to Ireland sworn into office". RTÉ . Retrieved June 26, 2019 . ^ @USEmbassyDublin (June 29, 2019). "Ambassador Designate Ed Crawford has arrived in Ireland!" (Tweet ). Retrieved June 29, 2019 – via Twitter . ^ "Billionaire Irish-American takes office as US ambassador to Ireland after Áras ceremony". TheJournal.ie . July 1, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2019 . ^ "President Reagan dropping McCann nomination". The Marshfield News-Herald . Marshfield, Wisconsin . AP. August 8, 1981. p. 7. Retrieved March 20, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
External links United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Ireland United States Department of State: Ireland United States Embassy in Ireland Twitter account (verified) of the United States Ambassador to Ireland