Written answers

Thursday, 8 May 2008

Department of Foreign Affairs

Diplomatic Representation

5:00 pm

Photo of Leo VaradkarLeo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 267: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the seat of each Irish ambassador or permanent representative; the location of the embassy to which they are attached; the countries and international organisations to which they are accredited as ambassadors or permanent representatives; if they enjoy ambassadorial or counsellor rank with his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17745/08]

Photo of Micheál MartinMicheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Ireland's diplomatic network consists of 75 resident Missions abroad, in addition to offices in Armagh and Belfast. These Missions also have over 80 additional accreditations to other countries and organisations. There are also 21 Honorary Consuls General and 67 Honorary Consuls who provide assistance to Irish citizens in 59 countries.

Ambassadorial appointments are made by the President on the advice of the Government. There is no specific grade attached to the post of Ambassador. The majority of Ireland's Heads of Mission, a term which covers Ambassadors, Permanent Representatives and Consuls General, are civil servants serving in the grade of Assistant Secretary. There is also a significant number of Heads of Mission who are in the grades of either Counsellor/Principal Officer or First Secretary/Assistant Principal Officer.

I have set out in the table below the locations and accreditations, both primary and secondary, of all Irish Ambassadors, Permanent Representatives and other Heads of Mission serving abroad.

Primary AccreditationSecondary Accreditations
Argentina (Buenos Aires)Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay
Australia (Canberra)Fiji, New Zealand,
Australia (Sydney/Consulate General)
Austria (Vienna)Permanent Representative to the International Organisations based in Vienna
Belgium (Brussels)Permanent Representative to the Liaison Office of Ireland to the Partnership for Peace
Brazil (Brasilia)
Bulgaria (Sofia)
Canada (Ottawa)Jamaica, Bahamas
China, (Beijing)Mongolia
China, (Shanghai — Consulate General)
Cyprus (Nicosia)
Czech Republic (Prague)Ukraine
Denmark (Copenhagen)Iceland
Egypt (Cairo)Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Sudan
Estonia (Tallinn)
Ethiopia (Addis Ababa)Permanent Representative to the African Union
Finland (Helsinki)
France (Paris)Monaco
Germany (Berlin)
Greece (Athens)Albania, Republic of Serbia
Holy See (Holy See)
Hungary (Budapest)Republic of Montenegro, Republic of Kosovo
India (New Delhi)Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka
Iran (Tehran)Pakistan, Afghanistan
Israel (Tel Aviv)
Italy (Rome)Libya, San Marino, Permanent Representative to the Food & Agriculture Organisation (FAO), the World Food Programme (WFP) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
Japan (Tokyo)
Korea(Seoul)Democratic People's Republic of Korea(North Korea)
Latvia (Riga)
Lesotho (Maseru)
Lithuania (Vilnius)
Luxembourg (Luxembourg)
Malawi (Lilongwe)
Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur)Thailand
Malta (Valetta)
Mexico (Mexico City)Colombia, Cuba, El Salvador, Peru, Venezuela
Mozambique (Maputo)Angola, Botswana
Netherlands (The Hague)
Nigeria (Abuja)Ghana, Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Chad
Norway (Oslo)
Palestinian National AuthorityWest Bank Representative Office(Ramallah)
Poland (Warsaw)
Portugal (Lisbon)Morocco
Romania (Bucharest)Moldova
Russia (Moscow)Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan
Saudi Arabia (Riyadh)Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, UAE
Singapore (Singapore)Philippines, Brunei, Indonesia, East Timor
Slovakia (Bratislava)Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Slovenia (Ljubljana)Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia
South Africa (Pretoria)Democratic Republic of Congo, Zimbabwe
Spain (Madrid)Andorra, Tunisia
Sweden (Stockholm)
Switzerland (Berne)Algeria, Liechtenstein
Tanzania (Dar-es-Salaam)Burundi, Eritrea, Kenya
Turkey (Ankara)Azerbaijan
Uganda (Kampala)Rwanda
UK (London)
UK (Cardiff — Consulate General)
UK (Edinburgh — Consulate General)
United States of America (Washington)
USA (Boston — Consulate General)
USA (Chicago — Consulate General)
USA (New York — Consulate General)
USA (San Francisco — Consulate General)
Vietnam (Hanoi)Cambodia, Laos
Zambia (Lusaka)Namibia
Sierra Leone (Freetown-Irish Aid Office) (Ambassador accredited from Nigeria
East Timor (Dili — Irish Aid Office) (Ambassador accredited from Singapore)
Permanent Representations to International Organisations
BrusselsPermanent Representation of Ireland to the European Union
BrusselsPermanent Representation to the Liaison Office of Ireland to the Partnership for Peace
StrasbourgPermanent Representation of Ireland to the Council of Europe
ViennaPermanent Mission of Ireland to the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
ParisPermanent Representation to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and Permanent Delegation to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).
GenevaPermanent Mission of Ireland to the United Nations (UN)
New YorkPermanent Mission of Ireland to the United Nations (UN)

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