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2017 News & Events

December 2017

22 December 2017

Applications for this Postion are now closed.

Vacancy: Clerk Secretary (Consular Assistant)

The Consulate General is currently recruiting for the position of Clerk Secretary (Consular Assistant) to join our busy team on a 12 month contract.

November 2017

16 November 2017

Visit by Minister Donohoe to Washington DC and NYC

From 13 - 16 November, the Minister for Finance, Public Expenditure, and Reform Paschal Donohoe TD travelled to Washington, DC and New York City to discuss tax, trade, and the importance of the Irish-US relationship.

04 November 2017

Trade mission by the Taoiseach to the U.S. West Coast

An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar visited the US West Coast on a trade mission from 1-3 November 2017.

October 2017

Remarks on Brexit by the Ambassador of Ireland, H.E. Daniel Mulhall at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA, 17 October 2017.

17 October 2017

Ireland Week, Los Angeles, 14 - 21 October 2017

14 October 2017

Remarks by Minister Coveney on Brexit at CSIS, Washington DC

04 October 2017

Official visit by Minister Coveney to Washington DC 3-4 October 2017

03 October 2017

September 2017

Keynote Address by Ambassador Dan Mulhall at the Robert Emmet Commemoration, Washington DC

24 September 2017

July 2017

Message of sympathy from Ambassador Anne Anderson on the passing of Norman McClelland.

20 July 2017

Launch of Ireland Week, Los Angeles, October 2017

13 July 2017

Launch of Ireland Week which will take place in Los Angeles from 16 October 2017.

June 2017

05 June 2017

Address by Taoiseach Enda Kenny at The Chicago Council on Global Affairs

April 2017

07 April 2017

Global Irish Summer Camp

March 2017

17 March 2017

California St. Patrick's Day visit by Tánaiste

For St. Patrick's Day 2017, the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality, Frances Fitzgerald visited California, meeting the Irish community in San Diego, Sacramento, Silicon Valley and San Francisco from 10 - 17 March 2017.

St. Patrick's Day Address by Taoiseach Enda Kenny, White House

16 March 2017

Infographic to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in the USA

08 March 2017

Travel advice for US citizens planning on travelling to Ireland

Last Thursday, the European Parliament passed a resolution calling for the reintroduction of visa requirements for American citizens travelling to Europe. This resolution is nonbinding and, as of now, there has been no official change in visa requirements for US citizens travelling to Ireland.

February 2017

1916 to 2016: Reflections

16 February 2017

Address by Ambassador Anderson at Glucksman Ireland House, NYU.

Minister Flanagan encourages young people to apply for J1 placements

15 February 2017

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Mr Charles Flanagan, TD, has welcomed the decision by the US authorities, as conveyed by the US State Department to the Embassy of Ireland in Washington, DC, to make available an additional 2,600 J1 placements for Irish participants in the J1 programme in 2017.

Visit by Minister Flanagan to Washington DC 31 Jan - 2 Feb 2017

02 February 2017

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Mr. Charles Flanagan TD was in Washington for a three day visit to undertake a number of business engagements, as well as a number of meetings with Congressional leaders.

Remarks by Minister Flanagan to the Irish Network Washington AGM

1 February 2017

January 2017

Press Release: Minister travels to Washington D.C. for meetings with senior US politicians on Capitol Hill

31 January 2017

US launch of Creative Ireland by Minister Humphreys

13 January 2017

Remarks by Minister Heather Humphreys at the launch of Creative Ireland in the US, the five year arts & culture initiative and Culture Ireland's US programme for the year ahead