JAKARTA, Jan. 22 -- Ambassador

Sharon Lennon

today presented her Letter of Credence to the Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat, marking the assumption of her post as the Ambassador of Ireland to ASEAN.

Secretary-General Dr. Kao congratulated Ambassador Lennon on her new role and reaffirmed the ASEAN Secretariat's commitment to working closely with her and the Embassy of Ireland in Jakarta to further strengthen cooperation between ASEAN and Ireland. He encouraged Ireland to explore cooperation opportunities with ASEAN in areas of mutual interest, including in the digital economy, peace and reconciliation, trade, investment, tourism, as well as people-to-people and business-to-busine...