{"id":1400,"date":"2026-07-23T11:00:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T10:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diplomat.ie\/?p=1400"},"modified":"2026-07-23T10:46:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T09:46:20","slug":"new-ambassadors-present-credentials-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diplomat.ie\/index.php\/2026\/07\/23\/new-ambassadors-present-credentials-19\/","title":{"rendered":"New Ambassadors present Credentials"},"content":{"rendered":"

New Ambassadors present Credentials<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

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Her Excellency, Sharon Swee Peng Ho<\/strong>, Ambassador of Malaysia, Her Excellency, Genevieve A. Kennedy<\/strong>, Ambassador of the Republic of Liberia, His Excellency, Jovilisi Vulailai Suveinakama<\/strong>, Ambassador of the Republic of Fiji, and Her Excellency, Rosa Margarita Hern\u00e1ndez de Grull\u00f3n<\/strong>, Ambassador of the Dominican Republic presented their Letters of Credence<\/strong> to President Catherine Connolly<\/strong> at \u00c1ras an Uachtar\u00e1in<\/strong> today.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Her Excellency, Sharon Swee Peng Ho, Ambassador of Malaysia was accompanied by\u00a0Ms. Intan Nadia Ramli<\/strong>, Counsellor, Embassy of Malaysia.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Her Excellency,\u00a0Genevieve A. Kennedy, Ambassador of the Republic of Liberia was accompanied by Mr. Nathan Kpao<\/strong>, First Secretary, Embassy of the Republic of Liberia.<\/span><\/p>\n

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His Excellency, Jovilisi Vulailai Suveinakama, Ambassador of the Republic of Fiji\u00a0was accompanied by his spouse, Ms. Nancy Veilesiyaki Loren Evans<\/strong> and by Ms. Liebling Smith<\/strong> Honorary Consul, Embassy of the Republic of Fiji.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Her Excellency, Rosa Margarita Hern\u00e1ndez de Grull\u00f3n, Ambassador of the Dominican Republic was accompanied by Mr. Carlos Jos\u00e9 Espaillat<\/strong>, Minister Counsellor, Embassy of the Dominican Republic.<\/span><\/p>\n

Minister of State<\/strong> at the Department of Justice<\/strong>, Home Affairs and Migration with special responsibility for International Law, Law Reform and Youth Justice,\u00a0Catherine Ardagh TD<\/strong>, attended on behalf of the Government.<\/span><\/p>\n

The following were also present: Ms. Orla O\u2019Hanrahan, Secretary General to the President; Mr. John Conlan, Deputy Secretary General, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade; Mr. John Lynam, Deputy Chief of Protocol, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade; Ms Rachel Fleming, Assistant Chief of Protocol, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade; Ms. Anita Kelly, Assistant Chief of Protocol, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade; Ms Niamh Kelly, Assistant Chief of Protocol, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade; Colonel Tom McGrath, Captain Niamh FitzGerald and Captain Conor McNally, Aides-de-Camp to the President.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Ambassadors were accompanied to and from \u00c1ras an Uachtar\u00e1in by an Escort of Honour consisting of a motorcycle detachment drawn from the 2 Brigade Cavalry Squadron<\/strong>, Cathal Brugha Barracks, Dublin, under the command of Lieutenant Dillon McAuliffe<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

A Guard of Honour was provided at \u00c1ras an Uachtar\u00e1in by the 1 Infantry Battalion<\/strong>, Renmore Barracks, Co. Galway under the command of Lieutenant Conor O\u2019Brien<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Second Lieutenant Andrew Sheffield<\/strong> from 1 Infantry Battalion, Renmore Barracks, Co. Galway was the Flag Officer.<\/span><\/p>\n

Captain John Carpenter<\/strong> conducted the Army No 1 Band which is based in Cathal Brugha Barracks, Rathmines, Dublin.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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