Mary Whelan


Mary Whelan became Irish Ambassador to Austria on 2 October 2014

Life

Whelan graduated with a master's degree in International Contemporary History from the University of Ulster, as well as a master's degree in Strategic Management from Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.
She is married to US Naval Officer Kevin O’Malley and they have two daughters and two granddaughters.

Career

Whelan began her career as Third Secretary in 1973.
Whelan was appointed Permanent Representative of Ireland to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons on 19 November 2009. She was also Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Kingdom of the Netherlands from 2009 at the same time.
While acting as Ireland's Ambassador to Austria Whelan has also been appointed The new Permanent Representative of Ireland to the United Nations Industrial Development Organization.

List of positions