Ann Derwin

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Ann Derwin
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Irish ambassador to the Netherlands
Incumbent
Assumed office
2024
Personal details
Born
Kilmacud, Dublin, Ireland
Alma mater

Ann Derwin is Ireland's ambassador to the Netherlands.

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Education

Originally from Kilmacud in Dublin, Derwin graduated from University College Dublin (UCD) with a bachelor's degree in veterinary medicine in 1986. [1] She also holds a master's degree in agricultural economics from Imperial College London (2005) and a doctorate in governance from Queen's University Belfast (2010). [2]

Career

After graduating from UCD, Derwin worked in mixed veterinary practice in Wales before setting up her own small animal practice in County Sligo in Ireland. She joined the Irish Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine as a veterinary inspector in 1992, and worked in County Donegal for six years. [2] [3]

She was appointed assistant secretary at the department in 2016, with responsibility for corporate affairs including human resource management, finance, and the minister's office. She was the first woman to serve on the management board of the department. [1] [4]

Derwin was the winner of the UCD Alumni Award in Agriculture and Veterinary Science in 2018. [1]

In January 2021, she became the ambassador of Ireland to China with accreditation to Mongolia, having been nominated for this post in July 2020. [5] [6] She left this post in August 2024 and became Irish ambassador to the Netherlands in September. [7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "In Profile: Ann Derwin - UCD School of Veterinary Medicine". www.ucd.ie. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Dr Ann Derwin Ireland's ambassador to China - QUB". daro.qub.ac.uk. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  3. ↑ "Next ambassador to China takes up role at critical time for Ireland". The Irish Times. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  4. ↑ "Derwin bound for Beijing". www.farmersjournal.ie. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  5. ↑ "ICAOI - The Irish Ambassador to China, Dr. Ann Derwin, visited the booth of ICAOI at China International Import Expo". www.icaoi.ie. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "The Ambassador - Department of Foreign Affairs". www.dfa.ie. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  7. ↑ "About INBA". Ireland Netherlands Business Association. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
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