Former President of Ireland Mary Robinson spoke at the US Ambassador’s Residence for the Irish US Alumni Prominent Alumni Lecture Series in April 2017. We are grateful to the US Ambassador’s Residence and the Charge D’Affair Reece Smith and staff for their hospitality. Mary Robinson was interviewed by the distinguished interviewer Aine Lawlor.

The event was attended by invited US Embassy friends and the US Embassy Youth Council. The event took place on April 21st 2017, the day before Earth Day and the March for Science. During the interview Mary Robinson read a poem that was recorded.