Ireland's Taoiseach Leo Varadkar Travels to the United States for St. Patrick’s Day Visit

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Ireland's Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is making an official visit to the United States from March 11 to 17 to participate in St.Patrick's Day celebrations.

The Irish prime minister's first stop is Boston, where he has scheduled a series of political, economic and Irish community engagements, including a keynote address at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, where he will reflect on the life and legacy of President Kennedy and how his legacy continues to have lessons for the global challenges of today.

“The Government’s theme for St. Patrick’s Day 2024 is ‘Ireland’s future in the world’ so this year I wish to celebrate the achievements of our young Diaspora leaders in the US across the fields of innovation, creativity, community development, business, and academia," said the Taoiseach. "Many of the events in Boston and Washington DC will enable me to recognize their invaluable contribution to sustaining and deepening the close bonds between Ireland and the US, now and into the future."

On Wednesday, March13, the Taoiseach attends the Irish American Partnership's annual St. Patrick's Day Breakfast at the Intercontinental Hotel, where he will pay tribute to the partnership for its tireless work to advance peace and reconciliation on the island of Ireland.

In Washington DC, the Taoiseach will have a series of high-level political engagements in Washington D.C. He will meet bilaterally with President Joe Biden, Vice-President Kamala Harris and the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, which The meeting will also be an opportunity for the Taoiseach to thank President Biden for the US’s ongoing commitment to the Good Friday Agreement and to welcome the restoration of the Northern Ireland institutions.

The White House St. Patrick’s Day reception on St. Patrick’s Day, Sunday, March 17 includes the traditional shamrock ceremony, where the Taoiseach presents President Biden with the traditional shamrock bowl, extending St. Patrick’s Day greetings from the people of Ireland to the people of the United States.  

“I look forward to meeting President Biden again and to reflect on his very successful visit to Ireland last year which highlighted his special connection with our country," said the Taoiseach. "I will thank him for his strong and ongoing support for Ireland and in particular for the long-standing role played by the US in the Irish peace process, reflecting on the recent positive developments in Northern Ireland."

Read the entire press release here.


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