Simon Harris was due to attend ceremony marking 100 years of diplomatic relations but meeting will now take place in the Oval Office
Wednesday’s White House ceremony in the Rose Garden to mark the centenary of diplomatic relations between Ireland the United States has been postponed at the request of presidentas its timing coincides with the anticipated arrival of the latest storm cycle to threaten the southern states of the country.
The threat of widespread destruction will further stress the capabilities of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which has been dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, which in late September caused the deaths of at least 213 people and wiped out towns in the western counties of North Carolina.
Mr Harris will attend the Dáil on Tuesday morning before departing for Washington on an evening flight. The Wednesday ceremony planned for the Rose Garden was to have been the celebratory high point of the Taoiseach’s two-day visit. Some 300 guests were informed of its postponement on Monday evening. The event was also designed as an opportunity to reflect on president Biden’s career-long affection for Ireland as he goes through the closing months of his presidency.
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