Hilary Reilly

Hilary Reilly is an Irish diplomat who is currently serving as the Ambassador of Ireland to Malaysia.[1]


Hilary Reilly
7th Ambassador of Ireland to Malaysia
Assumed office
2 October 2019
PresidentMichael D. Higgins
Prime MinisterLeo Varadkar
Preceded byEamon Hickey
Personal details
CitizenshipIrish
Nationality Ireland
OccupationDiplomat

Diplomatic career

Reilly's recommendation to succeed Eamon Hickey as Ambassador of Ireland to Malaysia was approved by the Government of Ireland on the 26 June 2019.[1] She subsequently presented her diplomatic accreditation to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (Head of state and King of Malaysia) on 2 October 2019.[2]

Prior to her appointment as an ambassador, Reilly served as deputy head of mission at the Embassy of Ireland in Ottawa, Canada.[3][4] In 2015, she was next posted to the Irish Embassy in Washington, D.C. as the political counsellor for EU & International Affairs, coincidentally serving under former Irish Ambassador to Malaysia and current Ambassador of Ireland to the United States, Daniel Mulhall.[5][6]

References

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Eamon Hickey
Ambassador of Ireland to Malaysia
2019–present
Incumbent
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