June 18, 2015 Dear J1 Student, Earlier this week, our flag at the U.S. Embassy in Dublin flew at half-mast in remembrance of the J1 students who lost their lives in the June 16 Berkeley tragedy.  These six young people had much to offer each of our countries, and my thoughts and prayers are with …

I would like to offer my heartfelt sympathy and condolence to the families, loved ones, and friends of the Irish students who lost their lives this morning in Berkeley California. All of us at the United States Embassy are greatly saddened by news of this tragic incident and are ready to do whatever we can …

Ambassador O’Malley and his wife Dena paid a visit to the townland of Carna, Co. Galway on Sunday, 26 April 2015 where they met with the Emigrants Commemorative Centre committee and Carna Nursing Home Some eminent politicians past and present in the United States are descendants of the Carna area.

U.S. Ambassador to Ireland Kevin O’Malley welcomes an audience from across Irish society to the Embassy’s annual economic conference, held this year at his residence, Deerfield in Dublin’s Phoenix Park.

“This partnership is an investment in future global relationships, providing a unique opportunity to showcase our higher education system now ranked in the top twenty worldwide according to IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook 2014” – Minister Jan O’Sullivan, T.D. Ireland’s Minister for Education and Skills, Jan O’Sullivan T.D. along with the US Ambassador to Ireland Kevin F. …

Ambassador O’Malley hosted the Embassy’s Annual Economic Conference on April 23rd, 2015 at his residence in the Phoenix Park. The focus this year was on “The Impact of the Creative Economy on U.S. – Irish Relations.”

The U.S. Embassy & Foreign Commercial Service Office supported a USA Pavilion at the Holiday World Show in Dublin on January 23-25 and welcomed more than twenty exhibitors for destinations, attractions, airlines, hotels from the United States. U.S. Ambassador Kevin O’Malley performed the official opening of the USA Pavilion and toured the booths along with Senior Commercial Specialist, Finola Cunningham.

Ambassador Kevin O’Malley held his inaugural forum with the U.S. Embassy’s Youth Council on Saturday, January 18th. The Youth Council was launched by former Secretary of State Hilary Clinton in December 2012 and consists of over 70 members, aged 18 – 25, from all over Ireland.

Ambassador O’Malley met with young scientists and presented awards to finalists of the This Is Not A Game: Ocean Challenge at the 51st edition of the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition.  The initiative was a collaboration between the US Embassy, Coder Dojo, and university partners.  It challenged students to create video games that raise …

U.S. Ambassador to Ireland, Kevin O’Malley, in partnership with the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) and the American Chamber of Commerce, hosted a CEO Summit on Sustainable Energy on December 11, 2014.   The high-level business gathering explored connections between global climate issues and local strategic responses, as seen by the CEOs of US …

Ambassador O’Malley visited Dublin City University on Thursday 4th December to attend the book launch of ‘An Irish-American Odyssey: the Remarkable Rise of the O’Shaughnessy Brothers’ by DCU academic and journalist, Professor Colum Kenny.  The book chronicles the life of James, Francis, Martin and John and Thomas O’Shaughnessy, whose impoverished parents emigrated to the US …

The following op-ed appeared in the Irish Daily Mail on Friday, November 28, 2014. In a heartfelt tribute, the new US Ambassador says America and Ireland can be grateful for their very special relationship Yesterday was the great American holiday of Thanksgiving and as the newly appointed U.S. ambassador to Ireland, I have a lot …

Ambassador O’Malley attended the first day of the Dublin Web Summit and helped ring the NASDAQ bell with Taoiseach Enda Kenny. He also got around to meeting social entrepreneurs, CoderDojo, Eva Longoria and many more people throughout the day.

On Thursday November 13 2014 Ambassador Kevin O’Malley visited the University of Limerick. While there he stopped by the World Irish Music Academy and heard some traditional Irish music.

Ambassador O’Malley and his wife embarked on a four-day trip to the west and southwest of Ireland where they engaged with local officials, educational/cultural contacts and U.S. multinationals.  On November 12, the Ambassador visited Cork, home to 150 major multinational companies and after Dublin, the highest recipient of foreign direct investment into the country. The …

On October 28, 2014 Ambassador O’Malley joined George Hook for his drivetime show on Newstalk to talk about St Louis, being U.S. Ambassador to Ireland, Northern Ireland, Irish ancestry and many other topics. Follow the link and the interview begins at 05:50.

Ambassador O’Malley and his wife Dena invited a gathering of people from across the worlds of politics, business, music, literature, the arts, charity and academia to their residence in the Phoenix Park for a welcome reception on October 14th.

Ambassador O’Malley presented his credentials to Irish President Michael D. Higgins on October 8, 2014. Ambassador O’Malley spoke of his immense pride in his Irish roots and his honour in being appointed by President Barack Obama to the post.

“How fortunate I feel to take up my new role as US Ambassador to Ireland at this auspicious moment – and at a time when the relationship between our peoples and our governments holds such great promise. I am greatly honoured President Barack Obama asked me to represent the United States to a country I hold so dear.”

On Sunday, October 11, 2014 Ambassador O’Malley joined Marian Finucane in studio on RTE Radio 1. The Marian Finucane Show is Ireland’s most popular weekend radio programme.