Sean Hoy
His Excellency Seán Hoy | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Hoy in 2019 | |
| Ambassador of Ireland to Brazil | |
| Assumed office 1 December 2018 | |
| Nominated by | Irish Government |
| Preceded by | Brian Glynn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1964 (age 61–62) County Fermanagh |
| Nationality | Irish |
Seán Hoy (born 1964) is an Irish diplomat. He is the current Ambassador of Ireland to Brazil since 1 December 2018.[1]
Education
Hoy, a native of County Fermanagh, attended St Michael's College, Enniskillen and Queen's University Belfast (QUB), graduating with a Bachelor of Agriculture degree. He spent the next two years in Sudan with the aid agency Concern. He then earned a master's degree in Development Planning from the University of East Anglia and returned to Sudan for a further two years.[1]
Diplomatic career
Hoy joined the Department of Foreign Affairs in 1990. For the next 24 years he was a development adviser to the Irish government aid programme. This work included postings to Mozambique, Uganda and Vietnam.
In 2014 he was appointed ambassador to Nigeria and in 2018 to Brazil.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Queen's Graduate is New Irish Ambassador in Brazil, Development and Alumni relations Office QUB, 30 November 2018
- ↑ "Sean is new Ambassador of Ireland to Nigeria". Fermanagh Herald. 7 August 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
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