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(December 19, 2022) - Today, the Biden Administration named Joe Kennedy III of Massachusetts as the new U.S. Special Envoy to Northern Ireland for Economic Affairs.   The son of Joseph Kennedy II and Sheila Rauch, he was born in 1980 in Boston and attended Harvard Law School.  He served as U.S. Congressman for Massachusetts' 4th congressional district from 2013 to 2021.   The appointment ended months of speculation and calls from the Irish-American community, including the  Ancient Order of Hibernians  and others, to fill the important position.     Secretary of State Anthony J. Blinken  said in a  statement :    "Today we are announcing the appointment of Joe Kennedy III as the U.S. Special Envoy to Northern Ireland for Economic Affairs. In this capacity, he will focus on advancing economic development and investment opportunities in Northern Ireland to the benefit of all communities as well as strengthening people-to-peo...

  President Biden's Achievements Inspire Irish Americans to vote Democrat in November As millions of Irish Americans prepare to vote in this year's midterm elections, we are grateful that President Joe Biden, the most Irish American President since JFK, has worked so hard for Irish Americans. For example: The president and his Administration are resolutely supporting peace in Ireland and defending the Good Friday Agreement. Crucially, the friends of Ireland in Congress have fully backed the President in playing a positive role to protect peace and justice in Ireland, including Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Chairman Richie Neal, Rep. Brendan Boyle, Senator Bob Menedez, Senator Chris Murphy, and hundreds of other U.S. lawmakers. The President is working tirelessly to repair, restore, and heal America. He is uniting this great country in defense of fr...

Congressman Neal + Delegation in front of the Leinster House in Dublin, with Sinn Fein's Marylou McDonald and US Ambassador Claire Cronin (May 23, 2022) - House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Congressional delegation concluded its time in the United Kingdom: “Our Congressional delegation came to the United Kingdom to reaffirm our bond with one of our oldest allies. Since Russia invaded Ukraine without provocation, we have been in lockstep with the UK in our support for the Ukrainian people. We met with Labour Party Leader Keir Starmer, as well as other members of Parliament, to discuss how we will continue to use any tool at our disposal to stop this war. We underscored our commitment to the Good Friday Agreement in bilateral meetings with British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and Trade Minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan. “We conveyed to our UK allies that negotiations with the EU on the Northern Ireland Protocol must c...

For centuries, Irish Americans have played a crucial role in helping define the soul of our Nation, and today, nearly 1 in 10 Americans proudly trace their roots back to the Emerald Isle.  With hope and faith in their hearts, the first immigrants from Ireland crossed the Atlantic in search of liberty and opportunity.  It was the dream of a better life that brought my ancestors — the Blewitts of County Mayo and the Finnegans of County Louth — and countless other Irish immigrants.  Like so many Irish American families, my grandparents carried the spirit and memory of Ireland in their hearts — a pride and passion they instilled in their home in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Through the journeys of their own mothers and fathers and in the lessons they passed on to my mother, Catherine Eugenia Finnegan Biden, they joined Irish Americans in every corner of America in helping to write the next chapter of the American story.   Like so many Irish American families, my grandpa...