{"id":278,"date":"2022-02-16T15:55:34","date_gmt":"2022-02-16T15:55:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diplomat.ie\/?p=278"},"modified":"2022-02-16T15:55:34","modified_gmt":"2022-02-16T15:55:34","slug":"new-ambassadors-to-iceland-angola-and-sri-lanka-present-credentials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diplomat.ie\/index.php\/2022\/02\/16\/new-ambassadors-to-iceland-angola-and-sri-lanka-present-credentials\/","title":{"rendered":"New Ambassadors to Iceland, Angola and Sri Lanka present Credentials"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>His Excellency, Mr. Sturla Sigurj\u00f3nsson, Ambassador of Iceland, His Excellency, General Geraldo Sachipengo Nunda, Ambassador of the Republic of Angola and Her Excellency, Mrs. Saroja Sirisena, Ambassador of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka presented their Letters of Credence to President Michael D. Higgins at \u00c1ras an Uachtar\u00e1in today.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>H.E. Mr. Sturla Sigurj\u00f3nsson, Ambassador of Iceland, was accompanied by his wife, Mrs. Elin J\u00f3nsd\u00f3ttir.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>H.E. General Geraldo Sachipengo Nunda, Ambassador of the Republic of Angola, was accompanied by Mrs. Maria Odete da Gama Tavares Fran\u00e7a, Counsellor.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>H.E. Mrs. Saroja Sirisena, Ambassador of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, was accompanied by her husband, Dr. Sudath Talpahewa and Ms. Thimuthu Dissanayake, Second Secretary.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Ms. Hildegarde Naughton, T.D., Minister of State at the Department of Transport with special responsibility for International and Road Transport and Logistics; and the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications with special responsibility for Postal Policy and Eircodes represented the Government at the ceremony.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The following were also present: Ms. Orla O\u2019Hanrahan, Secretary General to the President; Mr. Joe Hackett, Secretary General, Department of Foreign Affairs; Col Stephen Howard, Comdt Deirdre Newell and Capt. 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