Ambassador Barrington
Message from Ambassador Barrington
Welcome to the website of the Embassy of Ireland to Japan.
Is cúis mór bróid dom bheith i mo Ambasadóir na hÉireann sa tSeapáin.
On these pages, you will find information about Ireland and the services provided by the Embassy. Our role is to promote Ireland’s relations with Japan, in particular our economic relations, to develop a greater awareness of Ireland in Japan and to support Irish citizens in this country.
Relations between our two countries have never been better. There have been a number of bilateral high-level political visits in recent years, including those of Prime Minister Abe to Dublin in June and Taoiseach Enda Kenny to Japan in December 2013. Japan is Ireland’s 11 largest trading partner and over 1,000 Irish people call Japan their home. As we approach the 60th anniversary of bilateral relations in 2017, the Ireland House team in Tokyo, which includes the IDA and Enterprise Ireland, will continue to strive to develop awareness of Ireland here, to promote more bilateral trade for the mutual benefit of both countries, with the effect of greater prosperity and more jobs back home.
At the Embassy, we are eager to communicate with the Irish community and with the many Japanese friends of Ireland. As well as our quarterly Embassy Newsletter, we are active on Facebook and Twitter, so be sure to follow us via the links on this page. We also continually seek to improve the services we provide you, so please do not hesitate to get in touch with any comments or feedback you have.
Tá súil agam go gcasfaidh mé oraibh go léir le linn mo thréimhse sa tír seo.
Le gach dea ghuí,
Best wishes,
Anne Barrington
Ambassador of Ireland
MS ANNE BARRINGTON
CURRICULUM VITAE
| Date of Birth | Dublin, 8 April 1953 |
| Educated |
BA - National University of Ireland, 1975 Certificate in Public Administration, IPA, 1976 Diploma in European Law, National University of Ireland, 1995 Doctorate in Governance Queen's University Belfast (pending) |
| September 2014 | Ambassador to Japan | |
| November 2011 | Assistant Secretary | Headquarters (Director General Europe Division and Strategy and Performance Division) |
| August 2010 | Assistant Secretary | Joint Secretary, Armagh North/South Ministerial Council Joint Secretariat |
| September 2007 | Ambassador to Tanzania (and also Kenya and Burundi) | |
| September 2005 | Seconded as Director of the National Forum on Europe | |
| August 2004 | Counsellor | Headquarters (Corporate Services) |
| September 2001 | Seconded to the Department of the Taoiseach (Prime Minister’s Office - Europe and International Division) | |
| August 1997 | Counsellor | Permanent Mission of Ireland to the United Nations, New York |
| August 1991 | First Secretary and Counsellor | Headquarters (European Union Division) |
| August 1986 | First Secretary | Consulate General of Ireland, New York |
| August 1983 | First Secretary | Headquarters (Political Division) |
| August 1982 | Third Secretary | Embassy of Ireland, Washington |
| January 1981 | Third Secretary | Headquarters (Political Division and Cultural Section) |
| January 1979 | Granted special leave to take up a UN post in Lesotho | |
| March 1977 | Entered Department of Foreign Affairs as Third Secretary (EU Division/Information Section) |
Anne is married to Ed Miliano (an artist) and they have two grown-up children.