Chicago Leadership Breakfast with H.E. Anne Anderson, Irish Ambassador to the US 2013
Friday morning, October 18, 2013,Tom Meagher, Jr., Chair of the Regional Advisory Board, hosted the board and a select group of Chicago business leaders for a breakfast at Grosvenor Capital Management with H.E. Anne Anderson, the new Irish Ambassador to the United States.
Anne Anderson began her post in Washington DC in September 2013. She is Ireland’s first woman Ambassador to the United States. Prior to her Washington appointment, she was Ireland’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York. Ambassador Anderson was born in Ireland (Clonmel, Co. Tipperary). She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Politics from University College, Dublin and entered the Department of Foreign Affairs in 1972.
It was a special opportunity for American Ireland Fund supporters to hear the Ambassador’s economic report; an update on immigration initiatives and Northern Ireland; and her thoughts and hopes on the continued vibrant Ireland/U.S. relations.