File 3 - Relating to Ambassadors, Embassies 1994-1995

67 pp

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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