Claire D. Cronin

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Claire Cronin
United States Ambassador to Ireland
Assumed office
February 10, 2022
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byEdward F. Crawford
Majority Leader of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office
February 11, 2021 – January 18, 2022
Preceded byRonald Mariano
Succeeded byVacant
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
from the 11th Plymouth district
In office
January 2013 – January 18, 2022
Preceded byGeraldine Creedon
Succeeded byTBD
Personal details
Born
Claire McLaughlin

(1960-01-29) January 29, 1960 (age 64)
Brockton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Ray Cronin
Children2
EducationStonehill College (BA)
Suffolk University (JD)
WebsiteOfficial website

Claire D. Cronin (born January 29, 1960) is an American lawyer and politician. She has been the United States Ambassador to Ireland since 2022 during the Joe Biden administration. She was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 11th Plymouth district from 2013 until 2022.[1] Cronin was the first woman to be the state's House Majority Leader.[2]

In May 2021, President Joe Biden was reported to have picked Cronin as the United States Ambassador to Ireland.[3] On June 23, 2021, the nomination was officially announced.[4] On January 19, 2022, Cronin was sworn in as the United States Ambassador to Ireland.[5][6] Her term began on February 10, 2022.[7]

References[change | change source]

  1. Stout, Matt (2021-06-23). "Claire Cronin, No. 2 Democrat in the Mass. House, to be nominated as US ambassador to Ireland". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
  2. Murphy, Matt. "Brockton, Easton state Rep. Claire Cronin named Mass. House's first female majority leader". Enterprise News. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
  3. "Claire Cronin likely to become next U.S. Ambassador to Ireland". Boston Globe. May 29, 2021.
  4. Karni, Annie (June 23, 2021). "Cindy McCain is Biden's choice for ambassador to the U.N.'s food program". The New York Times.
  5. Doran, Sam (2022-01-18). "Claire Cronin to be sworn in as ambassador in House chamber". masslive. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  6. "Claire Cronin sworn in as US ambassador to Ireland". RTÉ.ie. 19 January 2022.
  7. "Ambassador Claire D. Cronin". United States Department of State. Archived from the original on 2022-02-10. Retrieved 2022-02-10.