Simon Harris insists US-Irish trade deficit was not discussed in call with secretary of state
US secretary of state Marco Rubio: had a phone conversation with Tánaiste Simon Harris this week. Photograph: Kenny Holston/The New York TimesMr Harris, who is also Minister for Foreign Affairs, spoke to Mr Rubio by phone on Tuesday.
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Mr Harris’s statement said only: “We agreed on the mutually beneficial nature of the dynamic US-Ireland relationship today, which we look forward to celebrating across the United States during our St Patrick’s Day programmes. Ireland is the sixth largest investor in the United States, with the top 10 Irish companies alone in the US employing 115,000 people.”
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