{"id":1346,"date":"2025-09-10T10:45:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T09:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diplomat.ie\/?p=1346"},"modified":"2025-09-10T10:36:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T09:36:08","slug":"new-ambassadors-present-credentials-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diplomat.ie\/index.php\/2025\/09\/10\/new-ambassadors-present-credentials-16\/","title":{"rendered":"New Ambassadors present Credentials"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>New Ambassadors present Credentials<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><div class=\"gap\" style=\"line-height: 10px; height: 10px;\"><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">His Excellency, <strong>Desmond Babatunde Edwards<\/strong>, Ambassador of the <strong>Republic of Sierra Leone<\/strong> and Her Excellency, <strong>Nts\u2019ebo Moshoeshoe<\/strong>, Ambassador of the <strong>Kingdom of Lesotho<\/strong> presented their<strong> Letters of Credence<\/strong> to <strong>President Michael D. Higgins<\/strong> at <strong>\u00c1ras an Uachtar\u00e1in<\/strong> today.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">His Excellency, Desmond Babatunde Edwards, Ambassador of the Republic of Sierra Leone was accompanied by his spouse <strong>Mrs. Susan Edwards<\/strong>, their two sons <strong>Emmanuel<\/strong> and <strong>Isaac Edwards<\/strong>, and <strong>Mr. Tamba Juana<\/strong>, Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of the Republic of Sierra Leone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Her Excellency, Nts\u2019ebo Moshoeshoe, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Lesotho was accompanied by <strong>Mrs. Makananelo Puseletso<\/strong>, Counsellor at the Embassy of the Kingdom of Lesotho.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Ms. Marian Harkin T.D.<\/strong>, Minister of State, Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science,\u00a0represented the Government at the ceremony.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The following were also present: <strong>Ms. Orla O\u2019Hanrahan<\/strong>, Secretary General to the President; <strong>Mr. Declan Smyth<\/strong>, Legal Adviser, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade; <strong>Mr. Ralph Victory<\/strong>, Deputy Chief of Protocol, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade;\u00a0<strong>Colonel Tom McGrath<\/strong>, <strong>Commandant Brian Walsh<\/strong>, <strong>Commandant Emmett Gallagher<\/strong>, Captain Pol <strong>O\u2019Donnell,<\/strong> Aides-de-Camp to the President; and<strong> Mr. Joe Brennan<\/strong>, Protocol, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Ambassadors were accompanied to and from \u00c1ras an Uachtar\u00e1in by an Escort of Honour consisting of a motorcycle detachment drawn from the <strong>2 Brigade Cavalry Squadron<\/strong>, <strong>Cathal Brugha Barracks<\/strong>, Dublin, under the command of <strong>Lieutenant Bobby Smith<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A Guard of Honour was provided at \u00c1ras an Uachtar\u00e1in by <strong>1 Brigade Artillery Regiment<\/strong>, <strong>Collins Barracks<\/strong>, Co. Cork under the command of <strong>Lieutenant David Groome<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>2nd Lieutenant Tiernan Mahon<\/strong> from <strong>1 Brigade Artillery Regiment<\/strong>, Collins Barracks, Co. Cork was the Flag Officer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Captain Tom Kelly<\/strong> conducted the <strong>No. 1 Army Band<\/strong>, which is based in <strong>Cathal Brugha Barracks<\/strong>, Dublin.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Ambassadors present Credentials His Excellency, Desmond Babatunde Edwards, Ambassador of the Republic of Sierra Leone and Her Excellency, Nts\u2019ebo Moshoeshoe, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Lesotho presented their Letters of Credence to President Michael D. 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