Her Excellency
Hilary Reilly
7th Ambassador of Ireland to Malaysia
Assumed office
2 October 2019
PresidentMichael D. Higgins
Prime MinisterLeo Varadkar
Preceded byEamon Hickey
Personal details
CitizenshipIrish
Nationality Ireland
OccupationDiplomat

Hilary Reilly is an Irish diplomat who is currently serving as the Ambassador of Ireland to Malaysia.[1]

Diplomatic career

Reilly's recommendation to succeed Eamon Hickey as Ambassador of Ireland to Malaysia was approved by the Government of Ireland on the 26 June 2019.[1] She subsequently presented her diplomatic accreditation to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (Head of state and King of Malaysia) on 2 October 2019.[2]

Prior to her appointment as an ambassador, Reilly served as deputy head of mission at the Embassy of Ireland in Ottawa, Canada.[3][4] In 2015, she was next posted to the Irish Embassy in Washington, D.C. as the political counsellor for EU & International Affairs, coincidentally serving under former Irish Ambassador to Malaysia and current Ambassador of Ireland to the United States, Daniel Mulhall.[5][6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Ambassadorial Nominations". Department of Foreign Affairs (Ireland). 26 June 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah berkenan menerima watikah pelantikan Bakal Duta Besar Ireland ke Malaysia Hilary Relly di Istana Negara". Bernama (in Malay). Twitter. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  3. ↑ "IRISH EMBASSY OTTAWA NEWSLETTER" (PDF). 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  4. ↑ "The latest list of Ambassadorial Nominations in Ireland includes Hilary Reilly, currently posted in Washington DC, who will take up a new challenge as Ambassador to Malaysia. Many will recall Hilary worked out of the Embassy in Ottawa as Deputy Head of Mission. We wish her the best of success". St. Patrick's Society of Montreal. Facebook. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  5. ↑ "The Embassy". Department of Foreign Affairs (Ireland). Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  6. ↑ "Last night we said goodbye to 5 Embassy colleagues, Michael Lonergan, Hilary Reilly, Siobhan Miley, Dale Crammond & Yvonne Gilbride who are leaving our Embassy team after 4 years #Working4Ireland in Washington. Thank you to @RepBrendanBoyle for presenting them with mementos". Daniel Mulhall. Twitter. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
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