Ambassador's Farewell Reception
Ahead of their return to Ireland later this summer, Ambassador O'Leary and his wife Anne held a Farewell Reception at their Residence in Vienna.
Ireland's Ambassador to Austria and Permanent Representative to the International Organisations in Vienna (2020 - 2024)
H.E. Eoin O'Leary has served as Ambassador of Ireland to Austria and Ireland's Permanent Representative to the International Organisations in Vienna for the past four years, with his wife Anne by his side.
As their posting is sadly coming to an end in the coming weeks, they were both delighted to open the doors to their Residence in Vienna for a Farewell Reception, welcoming friends and colleagues from the Irish community, the diplomatic corps, and the Department of Foreign Affairs - including EU Division Director General Maeve Collins, EU Institutions and Co-ordination Director Tim Harrington, Ambassador to Ukraine Therese Healy, and Ambassador to Slovakia Dermot McGauran.
Farewell Remarks from Friends and Colleagues
Before Ambassador O'Leary reflected on his own career as a diplomat and provided a timely reminder to those gathered of Ireland's commitment to peace and the multilateral system, Ireland's Deputy Ambassador, Anna Cunniffe, introduced the evening and welcomed the large group of guests who gathered at the Residence. She thanked Ambassador O'Leary for his outstanding service and professionalism throughout his time in Vienna, after which Ireland's EU Division Director General, Maeve Collins, paid tribute to Ambassador O'Leary's distinguished career within the Department of Foreign Affairs, where he has also previously served as Ireland's Ambassador to the OSCE, Russia and China.
Best Wishes for the Future
The Embassy of Ireland Team in Vienna would like to thank Ambassador O'Leary and Anne for all of their hard work and achievements over the last four years in Austria, and would like to wish them both all the best for the return to Ireland and their retirement at the end of the year.
All photographs taken by SOCIETY Magazine from the evening can be found here.