Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein)
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444. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he plans to invite the United States of America Secretary of State to Ireland early in 2022. [53035/21]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Strengthening the ties between Ireland and the United States is a priority for this Government as set out in our Strategy for the US and Canada (2019-2025).Ireland has continually developed and maintained close relations with the US, including through our Embassy in Washington D.C., our other diplomatic missions across the US and through the US Embassy in Dublin.

I have spoken to my counterpart Secretary of State Blinken on a number of occasions including meeting with him, in-person, in May of this year in Shannon.

High-level visits are an important part of the relationship between our two countries and I would warmly welcome a visit from Secretary of State Blinken to Ireland.