Alan Kelly
Question:152. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he spoke with the US House of Representative Minority Leader during his recent visit to Washington DC. [6602/24]
View answerDáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 13 February 2024
152. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he spoke with the US House of Representative Minority Leader during his recent visit to Washington DC. [6602/24]
View answerOngoing, high-level political engagement with the United States on critical issues for Ireland is a priority for the Government and building strong, strategic political partnerships is a key objective in "Global Ireland: Ireland’s Strategy for the US and Canada 2019–2025".
During my visit to Washington, DC, this month, I had a range of political engagements with key contacts in President Biden's administration and on Capitol Hill.
I met with the bipartisan Friends of Ireland caucus, and had separate meetings with House Minority Whip Katherine Clark, Majority Leader of the United States Senate Chuck Schumer and a number of US members of Congress, Democratic and Republican, to discuss key political and foreign policy matters. On this occasion I did not meet with House Minority Leader, Hakeem Jeffries.
I also spoke at a public event at the Atlantic Council and engaged with senior business representatives.