BORN:
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19 December 1957, New York, USA.
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MARITAL STATUS:
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Married to Jane Keating.
Two children.
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EDUCATION:
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1975- 1979
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B.A. (Mod.) 1st Class, Classics, Trinity College Dublin.
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1993-1995
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MSc. (Econ.) in Policy Studies, Institute of Public Administration/Trinity College Dublin.
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CAREER:
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22 June 1981
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Third Secretary, Department of Foreign Affairs.
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July 1985
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Third Secretary and Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Ireland, Holy See.
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July 1988
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Third Secretary, Information Section, Department of Foreign Affairs.
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July 1990
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Vice Consul, Consulate General of Ireland, Boston.
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July 1992
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First Secretary, Cultural Section, Department of Foreign Affairs and concurrently Secretary, Cultural Relations Committee, Executive Secretary, Scholarship Exchange Board.
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Sep 1994
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Head of Inspection and Internal Audit Unit.
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Aug 1995
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First Secretary, Embassy of Ireland, London, and Foreign Press and Cultural Officer.
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May 2000
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Consul General of Ireland, Shanghai (including Anhui, Jiangsu, Jianxi and Zhejiang Provinces).
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Aug 2004
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Counsellor, Department of Foreign Affairs: Director, Bilateral Economic Relations Division.
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Jul 2005
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Ambassador of Ireland to Bulgaria (with secondary accreditations to Armenia and Georgia).
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Aug 2010
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Counsellor, Department of Foreign Affairs: Deputy Director General, EU Division.
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Jan 2012
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Secondment to the EU Affairs Division of the Department of the Taoiseach (Prime Minister).
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28 Aug 2014
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Ambassador of Ireland to Singapore.
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AWARDS:
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1988
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Knight Commander of the Order of Saint Gregory the Great (Holy See).
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2010
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Order of the Stara Planina (Bulgaria).
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2010
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Honorary Doctorate in Laws from the New Bulgarian University, Sofia (Bulgaria).
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August 2014
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[Photo: MCI]