New Ambassadors present Credentials

Their Excellencies the Ambassador of  the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, the Ambassador of Canada and the Ambassador of the Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya presented their Letters of Credence to the President at Áras an Uachtaráin today.

H.E. Mrs. Lela-alem Gebreyohannes Tedla, Ambassador of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, was accompanied by her husband, Mr. Tsehay Debebe, their daughter, Ms. Aden Tsehay, and by Mr. Mulugeta Asseratte Kassa, Counsellor at the Embassy.

H.E.  Mr. Loyola Hearn, Ambassador of Canada, was accompanied by his wife Maureen and by Ms. Jackie Ellis, General Relations Officer at the Embassy.

H.E. Mr. Omar Ramadan Jelban, Ambassador of the Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, was accompanied by Mr. Tarek Awad, First Counsellor at the Embassy.

Mr. Peter Power, T.D., Minister of State for Overseas Development, represented the Government at the ceremony.

The following were also present:   Mr. Adrian O’Neill, Secretary-General to the President; Mr. Niall Burgess, Assistant Secretary, Ms. Kathleen White, Chief of Protocol, Mr. Joe Brennan, Deputy Chief of Protocol, and Ms. Cliona Manahan, Deputy Chief of Protocol, at the Department of Foreign Affairs.

The Ambassadors were escorted to and from Áras an Uachtaráin by an Escort of Honour consisting of a motorcycle detachment drawn from the 2^nd Cavalry Squadron, Cathal Brugha Barracks, Dublin, under the command of Lieutenant John Forde.

The Guard of Honour was provided at Áras an Uachtaráin by troops drawn from the 1^st Infantry Battalion, Renmore, Galway, under the command of Lieutenant Tom Mulderrig

The Army No. 1 Band was conducted by Captain Fergal Carroll.

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Ambassador Leila-alem Gebreyohanness presents credentials to President Mary McAleese

Jan 12, 2011

The newly appointed Ambassador of the FDRE, H.E. Ambassador Lela-alem Gebreyohanes, presented the Letter of Recall of her predecessor and her Letter of Credence to President Mary Mc Aleese of Ireland on Tuesday January 12th 2011

At an elaborate ceremony held at Aras an Uachtarain where Ambassador Lela-alem inspected a guard of honour, President Mary McAlesse introduced Mr Peter Power, T.D. Minister of State for Overseas Development, Mr Adrian O’Neill, Secretary-General to the President and Mr Niall Burgess, Assistant Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs to H.E. the Ambassador.

Ambassador Lela-alem debriefed the President about the growing amicable and productive relations between the two friendly countries.