ambassador's outreach
Ambassador Foley Promotes North-South Exchange Between Students: Marino Institute of Education, Dublin. April 30, 2007.
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| Ambassador Foley with students attending the annual Civic Link ceremony. |
Ambassador Thomas C. Foley made the keynote speech and presented awards at the annual Civic Link ceremony to recognize projects which had been carried out by secondary school students. Civic Link is a project of Cooperation Ireland in cooperation with the U.S. Embassy and is partially funded by the U.S. Department of State. The program arranges for secondary schools in Republic of Ireland to partner with schools in Northern Ireland and develop community projects.
The students develop a plan for community improvement and then approach government officials and community leaders with their plans. The projects covered a broad variety of topics including integrated education, health, and even traffic safety.
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| (L-R: Tony Kennedy, Chief Executive, Co-operation Ireland, Catriona Ruane, Education Minister, Northern Ireland accompanied by her assistant and Ambassador Thomas C. Foley at the Civic Link ceremony.) |
Catriona Ruane, the newly selected Minister for Education in Northern Ireland, also spoke at the event. She made an impassioned speech promoting integrated education and promising to have an open door to address the concerns of all students, no matter what their background. The moderator of the event was Tony Kennedy the Chief Executive of Co-operation Ireland.
