Written answers
Tuesday, 22 March 2011
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Ambassadors Conference
9:00 pm
Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 37: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if the meeting of Ambassadors proposed in the Programme for Government will replace the traditional autumn meeting. [5201/11]
Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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Meetings of Ambassadors are convened as necessary. It has not been the practice, however, to hold them annually. The last such meeting took place in September 2009. The Government attaches major priority in its Programme to ensuring that the resources of the diplomatic network are fully mobilised to aid the repair of our international reputation. Accordingly, it has decided to recall all of our Heads of Missions overseas within the first 100 days of this Government's term of office for briefings on our new approach to promoting and marketing Ireland. Work is underway in my Department on arrangements for this Ambassadors' Conference and we will be making an announcement on the timing and agenda shortly.
This is the only general meeting with Ambassadors that is being planned in this year.
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