The foreign relations of Ireland are substantially influenced by its membership of the European Union,although bilateral relations with the United States and United Kingdom are also important to the state. It is one of the group of smaller nations in the EU and has traditionally followed a non-aligned foreign policy. Ireland has historically tended towards independence in foreign military policy,thus it is not a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation and has a longstanding policy of military neutrality.
The diplomatic foreign relations of the United Kingdom are conducted by the Foreign,Commonwealth and Development Office,headed by the Foreign Secretary. The prime minister and numerous other agencies play a role in setting policy,and many institutions and businesses have a voice and a role.
The Minister of State for Europe,North America and Overseas Territories,is a ministerial position within the Government of the United Kingdom,in charge of affairs with Europe. The Minister can also be responsible for government policy towards European security;defence and international security;the Falkland Islands;polar regions;migration;protocol;human resources;OSCE and Council of Europe;relations with Parliament;British Overseas Territories of Gibraltar and Sovereign Base Areas in Cyprus;and FCO finance,knowledge and technology.
David George Hamilton Frost,Baron Frost is a former British diplomat,civil servant and politician who served as a Minister of State at the Cabinet Office between March and December 2021. Frost was Chief Negotiator of Task Force Europe from January 2020 until his resignation in December 2021.
Catherine Colonna is a French diplomat and politician who served as Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs in the government of Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne from May 2022 to January 2024.
Sir Timothy Earle Barrow is a British diplomat who served as Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the European Union from 2017 to 2020 and as the British Ambassador to the European Union from 2020 to 2021. He currently serves as National Security Adviser.
Anne Anderson is a former Irish diplomat. She was the 17th Ambassador of Ireland to the United States. She has also been Ambassador of Ireland to the United Nations,the European Union,France,and Monaco,the first woman to hold each of these positions.
Enrique A. Manalo is a Filipino diplomat currently serving as the Secretary of Foreign Affairs under the Marcos Jr. administration since July 1,2022. He previously served in an acting role under the Duterte administration from March 9 to May 17,2017,when Perfecto Yasay Jr.'s ad-interim appointment confirmation was rejected by the Commission on Appointments due to citizenship issues. He also previously served as Philippine Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 2011 to 2016,Undersecretary for Policy of the Department of Foreign Affairs from 2016 to 2020,and the 21st Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the United Nations from 2020 to 2022.
The effect of Brexit on Gibraltar concerns the status of Gibraltar after the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union ("Brexit"). The UK left the EU on 31 January 2020,having formally notified the EU in March 2017 of its intention to do so. Gibraltar is not part of the UK,but unlike all other British Overseas Territories,it was a part of the European Union along with the UK. It participated in the Brexit referendum and it ceased,by default,to be a part of the EU upon the UK's withdrawal.
DaithíÓCeallaigh is a former Irish diplomat.
The Embassy of Ireland in Berlin is the diplomatic mission of Ireland to Germany. It is located at 51 Jägerstraße since 2009.
Bobby McDonagh is a former Irish diplomat.
Hugh Stephen Murray Elliott is a British diplomat who served as the Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Spain and non-resident Ambassador Extraordinary to Andorra from 2019 to 2024. Prior to this,he was Director for Communications at the Department for Exiting the European Union.
Frances Collins is an Irish diplomat and is the Ambassador of Ireland to the Holy See,the second woman to hold the position.
Brendan Francis Moran is an Irish former diplomat.
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