Overview

• Tánaiste Simon Harris formally opened Ireland’s new embassy at 1700 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC, beside the White House.
• Trump welcomed the location and said he looks forward to working closely with Ireland to advance fair trade policies and investment opportunities.
• Harris described the building as the culmination of a nearly four-year effort under the Global Ireland Strategy and the National Development Plan.
• He unveiled an economic impact report stating Ireland is the fifth-largest source of US foreign direct investment and that Irish companies support more than 200,000 American jobs.
• The government highlighted recent US expansions with Ireland Houses in New York, San Francisco, and Chicago, plus new consulates in Los Angeles and Miami.