Kevin Byrne was appointed by the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs as Consul General to the Midwestern United States in September 2020.
After joining the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs in 2010, he served in the European Union Division, Corporate Services, and Ireland’s San Francisco’s Consulate. Having worked in Ireland’s Department of the Taoiseach – Prime Minister – he planned Ireland’s successful 2013 Presidency of the European Union.
Prior to taking up post in Chicago, Kevin was secretary to the Management Board of the Department and policy liaison with Áras an Uachtaráin – the office of the President.
Before joining the foreign service, Kevin worked in the European institutions in Brussels, the think tank sector in London, and taught in France and Japan.
He is a graduate of Trinity College Dublin, the London School of Economics, and is a Naughton scholar. From his base in Chicago – a city with a strong Irish heritage – Kevin, along with the Consulate team, will be working to promote Ireland, Irish interests, and to further strengthen the links between Ireland and the Midwest