Institute of International and European Affairs

The Institute of International and European Affairs (IIEA) is a policy research think tank and "stakeholders' forum" based in Dublin, Ireland, with a branch in Brussels, Belgium. Known until July 2007 as the "Institute of European Affairs", it provides members with early notice of EU policy developments and with analysis of their implications for Ireland and Europe, and highlights key policy issues that may help shape the business environment.

Europe House, the Institute's Dublin city-centre premises, provides a location for dialogue between representatives from government, business, the civil service and diplomatic corps, the legal profession, NGO's, trade unions, the media and academia.

The Director General of the Institute is Tom Arnold, Former CEO of Concern Worldwide and Interim Head of the UN's Scaling Up Nutrition programme. He succeeded Dáithí O'Ceallaigh, former Irish Ambassador in London, in 2013. The post was earlier held by Alan Dukes, a former Irish Leader of the Opposition, Minister for Justice, for Finance, and for Agriculture, and a former Governor of the IMF and World Bank. He left after the Board of the Institute declined to offer him a third term.

The Director of Research is Jill Donoghue. There are also Directors of Finance, Communications and Development, three general administrative staff and an IT administrator. A separate staff and a support committee exist in Brussels.

There is a Management Team, of which the Chairman is Brendan Halligan, former Secretary General of the Labour Party, with six Vice-Chairpersons, a Secretary and a Treasurer. The membership elects an Executive Committee, with over 45 members.

Patron Mary McAleese President of Ireland

Members of the Comite d'Honneur: former Irish prime ministers Bertie Ahern, T.D. and John Bruton (now Ambassador of the European Union to the USA), Charles McCreevy European Commissioner for Internal Trade, Dr Patrick Hillery former President of Ireland, John Bruton former Taoiseach, Mary Robinson former President of Ireland, Albert Reynolds former Taoiseach, Pat Cox former President of the European Parliament, Richard Burke former European Commissioner, David Byrne former European Commissioner, Pádraig Flynn former European Commissioner, Ray MacSharry former European Commissioner, Micheal O'Kennedy former European Commissioner, Peter Sutherland former European Commissioner.

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