Speaker Bios

Mr. Rory Montgomery

Rory Montgomery was a senior Irish diplomat from 1983-2019. He served as Political Director at the Department of Foreign Affairs (2005-09), Permanent Representative to the European Union (2009-13), and Ambassador to France (2013-14). As Second Secretary General at the Departments of the Taoiseach (2014-16) and of Foreign Affairs and Trade (2016-19) he had lead responsibility for EU issues, including Brexit.  Earlier in his career he was part of the Irish team which negotiated the Good Friday Agreement.

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