asked the Minister for External Affairs if he will give the following particulars in respect of each Irish diplomatic mission and consular office abroad:— (a) the date and status of each such mission and office when first opened, (b) in cases where the status of such mission or office has been altered, the date or dates upon which the status of such mission or office was altered, and (c) the new status given to such mission or office.
Written Answers. - Irish Diplomatic Missions and Consular Offices.
158.
The particulars requested by the Deputy in respect of existing Irish diplomatic missions and consular offices staffed by officers of my Department are as follows:
|
Seat of Mission or Office |
Status of Mission or Office when established |
Date of Establishment of Mission or Office |
Present Status of Mission or Office |
Date of Change of Status of Mission or Office, where appropriate |
|
HOLY SEE (Rome) |
Legation |
27 June, 1929 |
Embassy |
12 June, 1946 |
|
GREAT BRITAIN (London) |
Office of High Commissioner |
8 January, 1923 |
Embassy |
26 July, 1950 |
|
UNITED STATES (Washington) |
Legation |
7 October, 1924 |
Embassy |
17 April, 1950 |
|
UNITED STATES (New York) |
Consulate-General |
1930 |
Consulate-General |
— |
|
UNITED STATES (Boston) |
Consulate |
1930 |
Consulate |
— |
|
UNITED STATES (Chicago) |
Consulate |
1933 |
Consulate |
— |
|
UNITED STATES (San Francisco) |
Consulate |
1933 |
Consulate |
— |
|
FRANCE (Paris) |
Legation |
19 October, 1929 |
Embassy |
26 September, 1950 |
|
ORGANISATION FOR EUROPEAN ECONOMIC CoOPERATION (Paris)1 |
Permanent Delegation |
15 September, 1948 |
Permanent Delegation |
— |
|
SPAIN (Madrid) |
Legation |
3 September, 1935 |
Embassy |
5 October, 1950 |
|
ITALY (Rome) |
Legation |
30 April, 1938 |
Embassy |
25 November, 1958 |
|
TURKEY (Ankara)2 |
Legation |
2 October, 1951 |
Legation |
— |
|
CANADA (Ottawa) |
Office of High Commissioner |
18 August, 1939 |
Embassy |
13 April, 1950 |
|
SWITZERLAND (Berne) |
Legation |
10 October, 1940 |
Legation |
— |
|
AUSTRIA (Vienna)2 |
Legation |
1 March, 1952 |
Legation |
— |
|
PORTUGAL (Lisbon) |
Legation |
26 February, 1942 |
Legation |
— |
|
AUSTRALIA (Canberra) |
Office of Representative |
15 October, 1946 |
Embassy |
10 November, 1950 |
|
SWEDEN (Stockholm) |
Legation |
18 July, 1946 |
Embassy |
3 December, 1959 |
|
NORWAY (Oslo)2 |
Legation |
29 April, 1950 |
Legation |
— |
|
BELGIUM (Brussels) |
Legation |
7 September, 1932 |
Embassy |
9 January, 1959 |
|
EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY (Brussels)2 |
Mission |
17 December, 1959 |
Mission |
— |
|
ARGENTINA (Buenos Aires) |
Legation |
7 January, 1948 |
Legation |
— |
|
THE NETHERLANDS (The Hague) |
Legation |
3 February, 1950 |
Embassy |
18 December, 1958 |
|
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY (Bonn)5 |
Legation |
11 June, 1951 |
Embassy |
18 December, 1959 |
|
COUNCIL OF EUROPE (Strasbourg) |
Permanent Mission |
6 December, 1955 |
Permanent Mission |
— |
|
UNITED NATIONS (New York) |
Permanent Mission |
27 January, 1956 |
Permanent Mission |
— |
1 The Ambassador to France is also Head of the Permanent Delegation to OEEC.
2 No permanent establishment is maintained at Ankara, Vienna or Oslo. The Ministers Plenipotentiary to Turkey, Austria and Norway are also accredited to Italy, Switzerland and Sweden, respectively.
3 Until 1950 the Minister Plenipotentiary to Belgium was also accredited to France and resided in Paris.
4 The Ambassador to Belgium is also Head of the Mission to EEC.
5 A Consulate-General existed from 1950 until the establishment of a Legation.