Anne Barrington | |
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 Anne Barrington (2015) | |
| Born | April 8, 1953 |
| Nationality | Republic of Ireland |
| Occupation | diplomat |
| Spouse | Ed Miliano [1] |
Anne Barrington (born 8 April 1953) [2] is an Irish diplomat. [3] She served as Irish ambassador to Japan [4] and represented the Government of Ireland as a Special Envoy to the United Nations as part of Ireland's successful bid to join the UN Security Council for 2021 and 2022. [5]
Barrington served as an Ambassador in Tanzania, [6] Kenya and Burundi. [1] [6] She was Ambassador in Japan during the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the countries in 2016. [7] [4] She was a Joint-Secretary to the North/South Ministerial Council, a body set-up by the Good Friday Agreement. [8] In 2022, Barrington chaired the shared island research unit in the Department of the Taoiseach. [9]
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