List of ambassadors of the United States to Ireland

Ambassador of the United States of America to Ireland
Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent
Reece Smyth
since January 20, 2017
Chargé d'Affaires a.i.
Residence Deerfield Residence
Nominator The President of the United States
Inaugural holder Frederick A. Sterling (envoy)
George A. Garrett (amb.)
Formation 1927 (envoy)
1950 (ambassador)
Website U.S. Embassy in Ireland
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 the Republic of Ireland. It is considered a highly prestigious position within the United States Foreign Service.

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 Republic of Ireland.

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]

Kevin O'Malley, an Irish American St. Louis attorney, was the most recent ambassador. O'Malley was nominated by President Barack Obama on June 5, 2014, confirmed by the United States Senate on September 18, 2014, sworn-in by Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of State John Kerry on September 30, 2014, and presented his credentials to Irish President Michael D. Higgins on October 8, 2014.[4][5] O'Malley served until January 20, 2017, the date of the presidential inauguration of Donald Trump.

In December 2016, Maggie Haberman of The New York Times reported that then president-elect Trump intended to name Brian P. Burns as the next ambassador to Ireland.[6] However, in June 2017, Burns withdrew his name from consideration, due to ill health.[7] Reece Smyth is the current chargé d'affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Ireland.[8]

Chiefs of Mission

Envoys

Until 1950, the official title was Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary.[1]

No. Name Appointed Presentation
of Credentials		 Termination
of Mission		 Days in
Office		 Notes
1Frederick A. SterlingFebruary 19, 1927July 27, 1927March 7, 19342415E1
2W. W. McDowellJanuary 15, 1934March 27, 1934April 9, 193413E1 E2
3Alvin Mansfield OwsleyMay 15, 1935June 27, 1935July 7, 1937741E1
4John CudahyMay 28, 1937August 23, 1937January 15, 1940875E1
5David GrayFebruary 16, 1940April 15, 1940June 28, 19472630
6George A. GarrettApril 10, 1947July 28, 1947April 18, 1950995E3
^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]

No. Name Appointed Presentation
of Credentials		 Termination
of Mission		 Days in
Office		 Notes
1George A. GarrettMarch 17, 1950April 18, 1950May 27, 1951404
2Francis P. MatthewsJuly 6, 1951October 22, 1951September 7, 1952321A1
3William Howard Taft IIIApril 2, 1953May 13, 1953June 25, 19571504
4R. W. Scott McLeodMay 9, 1957July 17, 1957March 15, 19611337
5Edward G. StockdaleMarch 29, 1961May 17, 1961July 7, 1962416
6Matthew H. McCloskeyJuly 12, 1962July 19, 1962June 7, 1964689
7Raymond R. GuestMarch 11, 1965April 28, 1965June 7, 19681136
8Leo J. SheridanSeptember 26, 1968November 1, 1968June 1, 1969212
9John D. J. MooreApril 19, 1969June 23, 1969June 30, 19752198A2
10Walter J. P. Curley Jr.July 23, 1975September 18, 1975May 2, 1977592
11William V. ShannonJune 22, 1977July 20, 1977June 7, 19811418
12Peter H. DaileyMarch 15, 1982April 30, 1982January 15, 1984625
13Robert F. KaneFebruary 28, 1984March 6, 1984May 29, 1985449
14Margaret M. HecklerDecember 17, 1985January 30, 1986August 20, 19891298
15Richard A. MooreAugust 7, 1989September 19, 1989June 15, 19921000
16William H. G. FitzGeraldJune 15, 1992June 26, 1992June 5, 1993344
17Jean Kennedy SmithJune 17, 1993June 24, 1993September 17, 19981911A3
18Michael J. SullivanOctober 22, 1998January 21, 1999June 20, 2001881A3
19Richard J. EganAugust 29, 2001September 10, 2001January 31, 2003508
20James C. KennyOctober 6, 2003October 31, 2003August 13, 20061017A3
21Thomas C. FoleyAugust 28, 2006October 18, 2006January 22, 2009827A3
22Daniel M. RooneyJuly 1, 2009July 3, 2009December 14, 20121260
23Kevin F. O'MalleySeptember 18, 2014October 8, 2014January 20, 2017835A3
^A1 Died in office (while in the United States)
^A2 Interred in Ireland
^A3 Still living

Other nominees

Deerfield Residence, official residence of the Ambassador

Appointed or nominated, but did not serve.[1]

  • W. W. McDowell
Appointment: September 13, 1933. Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; did not serve under this appointment. Reappointed in January 1934.
  • William E. McCann
Note: Not commissioned; nomination of March 17, 1981, not acted upon by the Senate.[9]

Chargé d’affaires

Interim chiefs of mission.[1]

  • Stuart A. Dwyer
September 2013 – October 2014
  • Reece Smyth
January 2017 – present

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Chiefs of Mission for Ireland". history.state.gov. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Embassy History". U.S. Embassy in Ireland. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  3. ↑ "History of Ambassador's Residence". U.S. Embassy in Ireland. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  4. ↑ Carswell, Simon (5 June 2014). "US nominates Missouri lawyer as next Irish ambassador". The Irish Times. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  5. ↑ Carswell, Simon (19 September 2014). "O'Malley approved as US ambassador to Ireland". The Irish Times. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  6. ↑ O'Dowd, Niall. "NYT reporter tweets Trump ready to name Brian Burns as US Ambassador". Irish Central. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  7. ↑ "Irish-American withdraws as Trump's nominee for US ambassador". RTÉ. June 13, 2017. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "President Reagan dropping McCann nomination". The Marshfield News-Herald. Marshfield, Wisconsin. AP. August 8, 1981. p. 7. Retrieved March 20, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
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