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	'''Sonya McGuinness''' is an Irish diplomat who succeeded ] as Irish ambassador to Israel in November 2022.<ref>https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41277850.html</ref> She presented her credentials to President ] in September 2023.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20231116093221/https://www.gov.il/en/departments/news/epressevenambs</ref> McGuinness previously served as Irish ambassador to Turkey ~~and Azerbaijan~~ from 2019.<ref>https://www.ireland.ie/en/turkiye/ankara/about/embassy-history/</ref>		'''Sonya McGuinness''' is an Irish diplomat who succeeded ] as Irish ambassador to Israel in November 2022.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41277850.html \| title=IeExplains: Who is the Irish Ambassador to Israel and why is she in the news? \| date=27 November 2023 }}</ref> She presented her credentials to President ] in September 2023.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.gov.il/en/departments/news/epressevenambs \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231116093221/https://www.gov.il/en/departments/news/epressevenambs \| archive-date=16 November 2023 \| title=President Herzog receives diplomatic credentials of new ambassadors to Israel from Côte d'Ivoire, Peru, Cyprus, United Kingdom, France, Ireland, and Brazil }}</ref> McGuinness previously served as Irish ambassador to Turkey from 2019.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.ireland.ie/en/turkiye/ankara/about/embassy-history/ \| title=Embassy History \| Embassy of Ireland, Türkiye \| Ireland.ie \| Ireland.ie }}</ref>

			==Career==
⚫	In November 2023, McGuinness was summoned to the ] following comments by then ], ] about the safe return of 9-year old Irish-Israeli girl, Emily Hand, who had been kidnapped by ] during the ] and held hostage.<ref>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2023/11/26/irish-ambassador-summoned-to-israeli-ministry-over-varadkar-lost-comment-about-emily-hand/</ref> In May 2024, she was again summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, along with the ambassadors of Spain and Norway, where she was reprimanded over Ireland's decision to ]. The ] and ], ], criticised the reprimand as "totally unacceptable".<ref>https://www.thejournal.ie/gaza-israel-war-3-6388372-May2024/</ref>
			===Ambassador to Israel===
		⚫	In November 2023, McGuinness was summoned to the ] following comments by then ], ] about the safe return of 9-year old Irish-Israeli girl, Emily Hand, who had been kidnapped by ] during the ] and held hostage.<ref>{{cite news \| url=https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2023/11/26/irish-ambassador-summoned-to-israeli-ministry-over-varadkar-lost-comment-about-emily-hand/ \| title=Irish ambassador summoned to Israeli ministry over Varadkar 'lost' comment about Emily Hand \| newspaper=] }}</ref> In May 2024, she was again summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, along with the ambassadors of Spain and Norway, where she was reprimanded over Ireland's decision to ]. The ] and ], ], criticised the reprimand as "totally unacceptable".<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.thejournal.ie/gaza-israel-war-3-6388372-May2024/ \| title=The Israeli reprimand of the Irish ambassador is 'totally unacceptable', Tánaiste says \| date=24 May 2024 }}</ref>

	In December 2024, McGuinness responded to the closure of the Israeli embassy in Dublin, rejecting the accusation that Ireland is anti-Israel and antisemitic, and describing the depiction of Irish policy in Israel as "cartoonish".<ref>https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-12-19/ty-article-opinion/.premium/ireland-is-not-anti-israel-criticism-of-israels-actions-in-gaza-is-not-antisemitism/00000193-deff-dc08-af97-defffdde0000</ref>		In December 2024, McGuinness responded to the closure of the Israeli embassy in Dublin, rejecting the accusation that Ireland is anti-Israel and antisemitic, and describing the depiction of Irish policy in Israel as "cartoonish".<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-12-19/ty-article-opinion/.premium/ireland-is-not-anti-israel-criticism-of-israels-actions-in-gaza-is-not-antisemitism/00000193-deff-dc08-af97-defffdde0000 \| title=Ireland is not 'anti-Israel.' Criticism of Israel's actions in Gaza is not antisemitism \| Opinion \| last1=McGuinness \| first1=Sonya }}</ref>

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Irish diplomat

MsSonya McGuinness


Irish Ambassador to Israel
Incumbent
Assumed office November 2022 (2022-11)
President	Michael D Higgins
Preceded by	Kyle O'Sullivan
Irish Ambassador to Turkey
In office August 2019 (2019-08) – November 2022 (2022-11)
President	Michael D Higgins
Preceded by	Brendan Ward
Succeeded by	John McCullagh

Sonya McGuinness is an Irish diplomat who succeeded Kyle O'Sullivan as Irish ambassador to Israel in November 2022. She presented her credentials to President Isaac Herzog in September 2023. McGuinness previously served as Irish ambassador to Turkey from 2019.

Career

Ambassador to Israel

In November 2023, McGuinness was summoned to the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs following comments by then Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar about the safe return of 9-year old Irish-Israeli girl, Emily Hand, who had been kidnapped by Hamas during the October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel and held hostage. In May 2024, she was again summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, along with the ambassadors of Spain and Norway, where she was reprimanded over Ireland's decision to recognise the State of Palestine. The Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Micheál Martin, criticised the reprimand as "totally unacceptable".

In December 2024, McGuinness responded to the closure of the Israeli embassy in Dublin, rejecting the accusation that Ireland is anti-Israel and antisemitic, and describing the depiction of Irish policy in Israel as "cartoonish".

References

Notes

At the time, the Irish Ambassador to Turkey was also accredited to Azerbaijan, Iran and Pakistan

External links

Ambassador of Ireland to the State of Israel

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