Acting Consul General Patrick Jacques
Patrick Jacques was appointed as Acting Consul General in Frankfurt in December 2023.
Patrick has previously served as Deputy Director in the Economic Unit at the Department of Foreign Affairs (2022- 2023) and Head of the Finance Policy Unit at the Embassy of Ireland, Berlin (2018 - 2022). Patrick began his career working on international taxation at the Department of Finance and has previously worked for the European Commission.
Patrick holds a BA in European Studies from Trinity College, Dublin, and an MA in European Political and Administrative Studies from the College of Europe, Bruges.
Consul General Anne-Marie Flynn
Anne-Marie Flynn was appointed as Ireland’s second Consul General in Frankfurt in August 2021. Before taking up her assignment in Frankfurt, Anne-Marie served as Deputy Director of the Strategy, Governance and Change Unit at the Department of Foreign Affairs in Dublin, working on corporate governance issues.
Prior to that, Anne-Marie was Deputy Director of the Department’s Economic Coordination Unit and Deputy Commissioner General for Ireland’s participation at Expo 2020 Dubai. Anne-Marie also served as Deputy Consul General at the Irish Consulate in Edinburgh from 2015 to 2018, and worked in the Department’s International Security Policy Section, focussing on EU Common Security and Defence Policy issues.
Anne-Marie holds a BA in English Literature and German from Trinity College, Dublin, and an MA in International Relations and Higher Diploma in Economics from University College Dublin.
Deputy Consul General Aaron Reen
Aaron took up his current assignment as Deputy Consul General in August 2023. Aaron works closely with the Consul General and other members of the Consulate team across a range of areas, leading on public diplomacy, consular affairs and engagement with the Irish community. Immediately prior to taking up duty in Frankfurt, Aaron served as Desk Officer for South Asia in the Asia Pacific Unit at the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs, working to enhance bilateral relations between Ireland and the countries of that region. Previously, Aaron also served as Desk Officer for North East Asia in the same Unit, as well as working in the Passport Office.
Aaron holds a BA in History and MPhil in International History from Trinity College Dublin. Aaron has also completed a Postgraduate Diploma of Economic Science in Policy Analysis at the Irish Institute of Public Administration.
Martina Klingbeil-Sadowski
Martina has been working with the Consulate since October 2019, having previously worked with Australian and Canadian governmental representations in Frankfurt. Martina manages public communications, deals with certain consular, legal and administrative issues and has a key role in relation to the Consulate's event management functions.
Emily Kenny
Emily started working at the Consulate in September 2023. She is originally from Ireland, but grew up in Frankfurt. Her duties at the Consulate primarily relate to financial administration and social media management. Prior to joining the Consulate team, Emily worked in the arts sector in Scotland. She holds a BSc in Theoretical Physics from the University of Glasgow, and further qualifications in creative disciplines.