{"id":8263,"date":"2019-07-05T10:27:08","date_gmt":"2019-07-05T14:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=8263"},"modified":"2019-07-07T10:28:13","modified_gmt":"2019-07-07T14:28:13","slug":"discussions-underway-for-pence-visit-to-ireland-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=8263","title":{"rendered":"Discussions Underway for Pence Visit to Ireland This Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"US Vice President Mike Pence is expected to visit Ireland this year.<\/p>\n

It is reported dates in early September are being looked by Irish and US officials.<\/p>\n

The Department of Foreign Affairs said Mr Pence has indicated his wish to visit Ireland this year.<\/p>\n

It said it has had contact with the US administration on the proposed visit, but that it remains unconfirmed.<\/p>\n

Mr Pence, who has Irish ancestry from Sligo and Clare, was invited to Ireland by the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in March during a St Patrick’s Day event in the US.<\/p>\n

Any arrival here would likely mean a further meeting with the Taoiseach as well as a meeting with President Michael D Higgins.<\/p>\n

A possible visit in September would also be his first time in Ireland in an official capacity.<\/p>\n

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