Correspondence and other material, 1994-1995, including originals and photocopies of "Mar Eolas" [For Your Information] notes to Ann Lane, from Kay Gleeson, giving details of various new Ambassadors who were coming to the Áras to present their credentials to President Mary Robinson (MR), including: [dates in brackets are dates of presentation] Their Excellencies Riivo Sinjarv, Estonia (20/04/1994), Thomas Klestil, Austria (04/05/1994), John Gregory Collinge, New Zealand (originally 03/06/1994 and postponed until 12/07/1994), Dr Solomon Gidada, Ethiopia (02/06/1994), Zvi Gabay, Israel (22/07/1994), José Olympio Rache de Almeida, Brazil (22/07/1994), Khaled Abdul Aziz Al-Duwaisan, Kuwait (22/09/1994 rescheduled to take place on 09/09/1994), Barry Mawhinney, Canada (04/11/1994), Raimundas Rajeckas, Lithuania (14/12/1994), Her Charan Singh Dhody, India (20/01/1995), Edward John Stevens, Australia (16/01/1995) and Dato Kassim Daud, Brunei Darussalam (25/01/1995); cover letter from Frank Murray (FM), Secretary to the Government to Peter Ryan (PR), Secretary to the President, with memo outlining various Government approvals relating to establishment of non-resident diplomatic relations with Albania, Andorra, Botswana, Cambodia, Namibia, San Marino, States of the former Yugoslavia and Vietnam, nominations for ambassadors to these states, revised arrangements for the accreditation of Irish diplomatic representatives abroad, authorisation for Tánaiste to seek agreements with the Governments concerned and authorising MR as President on receipt of agreements to make necessary appointments and issue letters of credence, 20/07/1994; letter from FM to PR listing approvals from Government regarding various diplomatic appointments, 07/03/1995; background information relating to discussions in Australian Prime Minister Keating's "drive towards an Australian Republic by the end of the year 2001", sent by Ambassador Martin Burke, including photocopies of press articles, and text of Keating's speech in House of Representatives, 07-08/06/1995; faxed letter from Her Majesty Queen Noor Al-Hussein, sent via the Embassy of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, in which she urges MR to act with "compassion and political solidarity" in relation to recent turn of events in Bosnia-Herzegovina, 18/07/1995; two faxes relating to United Nations Women's Conference in Beijing, including list and rank of 14 "specially invited" guests of the Chinese Government, 26-27/07/1995; photocopies of letters sent by Bride Rosney, Special Advisor to the President, on behalf of MR to Ambassador Walter Curley re MR meeting him and his wife at the IIE Award, and possibly receiving Lewis Preston privately in Dublin on a future visit, 28/11/1994, to Ambassador Fermin Zelda, Embassy of Spain, Dublin regarding MR attending meeting of Irish and Spanish poets taking place ahead of official launch of the Institute Cervantes, 22/12/1994, to Ambassador Martin Elasser, Federal Republic of Germany, regarding MR officially opening the symposium on "Women at the Top", being organised by Goethe Institut and Trinity College Dublin, 03/11/1995, and to Ambassador Jan Ostern of Norway in relation to photos sent of opening of "Norwegian Events 1995" exhibition at the RHA Gallery, 08/12/1995; photocopy of letter from MR to Mr Ted Barrington, Ambassador of Ireland to Great Britain, thanking him and his wife Claire for hospitality and assistance during MR's visit to London, 30/11/1995.

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Correspondence and other material, 1991-1992, including originals and photocopies of "Mar Eolas" [For Your Information] notes to Ann Lane, from Kay Gleeson, giving details of various new Ambassadors who were coming to the Áras to present their credentials to President Mary Robinson (MR) including: [dates in brackets are dates of presentation] Their Excellencies Mr Nikolai Ivanovich Kozyrev, USSR (23/03/1992), Mr Abdeslam Tadlaoui, Morocco (originally 17/06/1992 and postponed until 14/09/1992), Mr Junus Effendy Habibie, Indonesia (09/06/1993), Mrs Jean Kennedy Smith, United States of America (24/06/1993), Mr Ali M Yassin, Sudan (09/07/1993), Senor Hernán Errázuriz, Chile (29/10/1993), Mr Abdallah Fouad Hafez Hilal, Egypt (11/10/1993), Mr Joseph Kipyegon Ruto, Republic of Kenya (05/11/1993), Arnoldus Antonius Maria Hermans, the Netherlands (25/11/1993), Ms Fan Huijuan, China (17/12/1993), Mr Moshe Raviv, Israel (19/01/1994), Dr Ngoni Togarepi Chideya, Zimbabwe (26/01/1994), Mr Jānis Ūšis, Latvia (01/02/1994), Mr Ali M Jaidah, Qatar (03/02/1994), Mr Mohamed Lessir, Tunisia (03/02/1994) and Alberto Eduardo Ham, Argentina (11/02/1994); cover letters sent by Dermot Nally, Secretary to the Government to PR, with CVs for Ambassador Designates Nikolai Ivanovich Kozyrev (Russia), Tongchan Jotikasthira (Thailand), William Henry Gerald FitzGerald (United States of America), Germán Riesco (Chile), Love Mtsea, Republic of Zambia and Francois Mouton, France (20/01/1992-14/07/1992); correspondence from Mr Rodney HC Walshe, Hon Consul General, Consulate General of Ireland, Auckland, New Zealand listing schedule of rugby games and enclosing biography of Kate Sheppard, ahead of MR's visit in Autumn, 1993, with copy of response from MR, 10-22/12/1992; typed note from Joseph Brennan, [Deputy Secretary to the President], to MR that Spanish Ambassador had suggested Ms Natividad Cordon as a highly qualified and discrete teacher for Spanish lessons, 21/01/1993; photocopy of letter from Ambassador Gearóid Ó Cléirigh on his farewell meeting with King Baudouin King of the Belgians, [on end of Ó Cléirigh's term as Irish Ambassador?], 24/06/1993; material for address by MR to the National Law School of India, Bangalore, on 30 September 1993, which was faxed through from the Embassy of Ireland, New Delhi; draft speech to welcome new Ambassador of Federal Republic of Germany to Ireland.

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Correspondence and other material, 1990-1991, including protocol and photocopy of faxed speaking points for the presentation of credentials of the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Germany, His Excellency Dr Martin Elsässer, on 11th December 1990, 23/11-11/12/1990; photocopies of "Mar Eolas" [For Your Information] notes to Ann Lane, from Kay Gleeson, on behalf of Peter Ryan (PR), Secretary to the President, giving details of various new Ambassadors who were coming to the Áras to present their credentials to President Mary Robinson including: [dates in brackets are dates of presentation] Their Excellencies Dr Istvan Pataki, Hungary (18/02/1991), Mr Mahmoud Hammoud, Lebanon, (12/02/1991), Pengiran Mustapha bin Pengiran Metasan, Brunei (13/03/1991), Mrs N.U.O. Wadibia-Anyeinwn, Nigeria (22/05/1991), Mr Abdelaziz Hamzaoui, Tunisia (28/05/1991), Mr Gventsadze Guerman Georgievich, U.S.S.R. (04/07/1991),Mr Ali Said Mchumo, Tanzania (28/06/1991), Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Ageel Al Dhanan, Oman (03/07/1991), George Gair, New Zealand and Mr Manuel T Yan, Philippines (23/07/1991), Mr Terence Barry McCarthy, Australia (07/08/1991), Mr Christian Ulrik Haxthausen, Denmark (04/09/1991), Chitilenchery Pathivil Ravindranathan, India (11/09/1991), Mr David Elliot Spiby Blatherwick, C.M.G., O.B.E., Great Britain and Ernest Bryll, Poland (12/09/1991), Fermín Zealada Jurado, Spain (20/09/1991), Mr Ivan Stanchev, Bulgaria (24/09/1991), Sergiu Celao, Romania (07/11/1991), Stephen Cletus Chiketa, Zimbabwe (27/11/1991), Juan Manuel Figuerero Antequada, Argentina (05/12/1991), Nikolai Ivanovich Kozyrev, USSR and Carlos Augusto de Proenco Rosa, Brazil (07/01/1992); cover letter from Dermot Nally, Secretary to the Government to PR in relation to Ambassador designate S.K. Dehlavi, Pakistan, which had at one point included Dehlavi's CV, 12/12/1991.

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Correspondence in this subsubseries relates to Irish ambassadors and embassies abroad as well as ambassadors to Ireland, and their embassies during the term of Mary Robinson (MR)'s Presidency of Ireland (1990-1997) and includes correspondence relating to the presentation of credentials by ambassadors to MR at Áras an Uachtaráin, the official residence of the President of Ireland.

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Material relating to the Referendum (Amendment) Bill, 1992 to amend the Constitution to provide for the holding of a referendum, including memo to President Mary Robinson (MR) from Peter Ryan, Secretary to the President, in which he notes he could not see any constitutional implications, and informing MR of when it was most likely to be presented for signature, 18/05/1992, and to MR from Tadhg Ó S[?], Referendum Returning Officer, Department of the Environment, giving results of vote on referendum taken on 18 June 1992, 15/07/1992.

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Correspondence from the public to President Mary Robinson (MR), with some photocopies of responses, 1997, including from George Dawson in relation to the creation of collection of Irish daffodils in gardens at Áras an Uachtaráin, and suggesting she commission a sculpture, 08/1997-09/1997; letter from Mary Quinlan, Celebration Committee, in relation to event that was planned to celebrate MR's contribution to the people of Ireland, but which was subsequently cancelled, 05/09/1997; letter of thanks for her service from John [Feighery?] SVD, Divine Word Missionaries, 08/09/1997; card from Colette Cullinan RSM [Religious Sisters of Mercy], Mercy Provincial Leadership Team, Ballyvolane, Cork, conveying gratitude to MR for her "seven years of inspirational leadership" as President, 01/12/1997; letter from Patricia Custy with photograph of her and MR at Kilfenora Heritage Centre opening, July 1996, and wishing MR success in new job, 19/12/1997; Christmas card from Rosemary Timmons and "lots and lots of senior citizens" congratulating MR on her term as President, 12/1997; Christmas Card from Mary Ryan, congratulating MR on her term as president, wishing her luck in new role, and enclosing photocopy of letter Ryan had submitted to the Sunday Tribune, April 1990, in which she praised MR's qualities as candidate for President, 12/1997.

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Correspondence from the public to President Mary Robinson (MR), with some photocopies of responses, 1996, including typed letter from Dr Mari Fitzduff, Director, Community Relations Council, Belfast expressing concerns relating to rumours MR might be considering the post of Secretary General of the United Nations, 14/05/1996; typed letter from Lynn Martin, Chicago, in relation to MR's speech and presence at the Stockholm Forum, [re Women and Leadership?] 28/05/1996; typed letter from Eoghan Peavoy, thanking MR for sending Aide-de-Camp to funeral of his Grandmother, Mary Lavin, but mainly in relation to his view she would be great in role of Secretary General of United Nations, and reasons why, with response from MR 06-31/05/1996; typed letter from Richard C Kevin, Office of the President, Yale University, United States of America, apologising that he was unable to join her for dinner at Ambassador's residence during her State visit to Washington, 07/06/1996; handwritten letter from Mary Loftus, congratulating MR on "historic and magnificent" official visit to London, and referring to coverage it received, with response 10-18/06/1996; handwritten letter from Tom Finlay announcing he was resigning as Chairman of the Cheshire Foundation of Ireland, and thanking MR for being a Patron and for her many visits. 27/06/1996; fax from Sarah Boszormenyi on behalf of young cousin who was doing a school project on politicians and their star signs, with response, 11-12/07/1996; handwritten letter from historian Nicky Furlong relating to the positive respect in which MR was held by those the Furlongs were meeting in America while on lecture circuit, 05/12/1996; flyers and cuttings with notation sent from conservative member of public who was against divorce and wanted the "Laws of God" to be respected.

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Correspondence from the public to President Mary Robinson (MR), with some photocopies of responses, 1995, including from Muireann Ó Briain, who had been hired by an organisation based in Bangkok, Thailand, which was trying to combat child prostitution, and asking for any introductions she may have, 17/02-03/03/1995; fax from Niamh Reilly, Center for Women's Global Leadership, Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA, inviting MR to be a judge at Beijing tribunal, 25/07/1995; letter from Michael Farrell, Chairperson, Irish Council for Civil Liberties, thanking MR for donating the honorarium from lecture at Yale Law School to them and to colleagues in the Committee on Administration of Justice in Belfast, 20/11/1995.

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Correspondence to President Mary Robinson (MR), 1994, from Noelle Clery, Chairman of The Irish Diaspora Project, 17/01-30/05/1994 in relation to the Project's work and the invite on a courtesy call to Áras an Uachtaráin from MR to members of the Advisory Committee, 8th June 1994; reply from Bride Rosney, Special Adviser to the President, to Ms Eveleen Coyle, Gill & Macmillan, Dublin 8 in relation to Alan Betson taking photographs at the Áras, and to MR being first Irish President to visit Wales, Scotland and England while in office, 04/07/1994.

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Correspondence from the public to President Mary Robinson (MR), with some photocopies of responses, 1993, including letter from friend of woman who had attended Muckross Park School with MR's mother, with photograph of group of young men and women the friend though MR might like, 17-19/02/1993; cutting of obituary of Fred MacLochlainn, who had died suddenly in Brazil and whose mother had attended Irish classes with MR in Spiddal, Galway, with photocopy of condolence letter, 26/02/1993; photocopy of typed letter from Philip A Cooney, Garda [member of Irish police force] relating to article in Irish Press (24/04/1993) on the abduction of Sir Paget Bourke, Judge and uncle of MR, and informing MR that it was Cooney and a colleague who were on duty at a checkpoint at Ballyconnell, County Cavan the night of the abduction [April, 1975] who were responsible for his rescue, 25/05/1993; thank-you letter handwritten from David [?], Office of the Minister for Defence, thanking MR for flowers while he had been ill, 27/07/1993; typed letter and enclosed background material from Norman Mongan, relating to the Irish Diaspora and the wine industry in France, particularly that of Chateau La Houringue which was owned by a "Burck" in late 18th century until 1870, 03-14/12/1993.

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