Overview
Anne Anderson (born July 1952) is a former Irish diplomat. She was the 17th Ambassador of Ireland to the United States. She has also been Ambassador of Ireland to the United Nations, the European Union, France, and Monaco, the first woman to hold each of these positions.
Personal life
Anderson was born in Clonmel, County Tipperary, in July 1952. Her mother was from Limerick and her father, who worked in the psychiatric health service, was from Tipperary. The family moved to Kilkenny when she was eight, and then to Portrane, County Dublin when she was 11. She graduated from University College Dublin with a Bachelor of Arts degree (History and Politics) at the age of 19, in 1972 and from King's Inns, where she earned a Diploma in Legal Studies. She has one adult daughter, Claire Anderson-Wheeler. Anderson is divorced; her partner is Frank Lowe, in New York.
In 2016, she was awarded UCD Alumnus of the Year in Arts and Humanities.
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