The former residence of the Irish ambassador in Washington, DC, which the Irish State has decided to sell 'following a review of its property footprint'.Very early on in my stint in Washington, I was invited to a function one evening in the residence of the Irish ambassador.
The residence is not just the home of Ireland’s top diplomat in the United States. It is also used for functions and dinners.China’s video gaming success sits uneasily with crackdownAbout a year ago the Department of Foreign Affairs decided to lease a bigger building nearby which could be used for larger events. There were, for example, several hundred people on the premises last St Patrick’s Day.
He said it was constructed originally in 1924 for a member of the Federal Reserve called Frederic Delano, uncle of the later president Franklin Delano Roosevelt . Mulhall said such a presidential visit to a social function in an embassy would probably not happen now given the security requirements it would involve.
“At that point he was out of office, a former vice-president. He also launched a Cambridge History of Ireland for me, which was a big event, and he gave a great speech that evening. But he had not declared as a candidate at that stage although he was clearly lining up .”Another former president, Woodrow Wilson, and his wife Edith lived in a nearby house when they retired from the White House in 1921.