United States Ambassador to Ireland

Ambassador of the United States of America to Ireland
Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent Kevin O'Malley since September 18, 2014
Residence	Deerfield Residence
Nominator	President of the United States
Inaugural holder	Frederick A. Sterling as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Formation	February 19, 1927
Website	U.S. Embassy in Dublin

The United States Ambassador to Ireland is a position in existence since the 1920s, and is considered a highly prestigious position within the United States Foreign Service.

There have been a total of 31 United States Ambassadors to Dublin. All except one, Frederick A. Sterling, have been non-career appointees.

The ambassador and embassy staff at large work at the Ballsbridge Chancery of the Embassy of the United States of America in Dublin.Deerfield Residence is the official residence of the U.S. Ambassador, located in the Phoenix Park, Dublin.

Kevin O'Malley is the incumbent US Ambassador to Ireland, an Irish American St. Louis attorney who President Barack Obama nominated on June 5, 2014. Mr. O'Malley was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 18, 2014, sworn-in by Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of State John Kerry on September 30, 2014, and presented his credentials to Irish President Michael D. Higgins on October 8, 2014. The post had been vacant for almost two years, following the resignation of Dan Rooney on December 14, 2012. Stuart Dwyer had been the Chargé d'affaires since September 5, 2013, and became Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) following the appointment of O'Malley.