Pádraig Murphy Explained

Pádraig Murphy is a former Irish diplomat.

Murphy was born in Cork. He received a BA from UCC and an MA from Sheffield University.

In the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade he served as Ambassador to the USSR and Finland (1981-85), as Political Director of the department, (1985-91), Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany (1991-98), to Spain (1998-2001) and to Japan (2001-2005). He retired in 2005.^[1]

In 2012 he served as the OSCE Chairmanship's Special Representative for the South Caucasus.^[2]

Murphy chairs the Foreign Policy Group of the IIEA and is a member of its Germany Group.^[3]

He is a regular contributor to the Dublin Review of Books.^[4]

External links

• The Rules-Based Multilateral Order: A Rethink is Needed, Pádraig Murphy, March 2020.
• Germany's Role in EU Foreign Policy and the Challenge of Ukraine 20 May 2014

Notes and References

1. Web site: Macgill Summer School 2020 biography . www.macgillsummerschool.com . 26 September 2020.
2. Web site: State of Peace . www.thebusinessyear.com.
3. Web site: Germany's Place in the World by Padraig Murphy 2013 Free to Download . www.historyiiea.com . 3 January 2023.
4. Web site: Pádraig Murphy . drb.ie.