Material relating to visits by Mary Robinson abroad in 1991, including to Portugal, Britain and Norway for King of Norway’s funeral (P143/4/5/3/1/1), and to United States of America (both files).

Ref: P143/4/5/3/1

Official ringbound information handbook for visit by President Mary Robinson (MR) to Oslo to attend funeral of King of Norway, 30 Jan 1991 including details of delegation, programme, protocol and useful contacts; photocopy of press release announcing MR and Nick Robinson's State visit to Portugal, from 4th-6th June 1991, 18/04/1991; correspondence from the Attorney General to the Taoiseach, Charles J Haughey, which was then forwarded to Thelma Doran, Chief of Protocol Department of Foreign Affairs, and Peter Ryan, Secretary to the President, in relation to MR's visit to Britain suggesting that "Foreign Affairs (or if appropriate the President's staff) should ensure that at each of her engagements the President is described and referred to as the President of Ireland rather than the President of the 'Republic of Ireland' which, as you know, is the name the British law erroneously purports to give this State." 06-08/05/1991; material relating to an address MR was giving at Berkeley (where she received the Berkeley Medal) during a visit to the United States, which raised concerns including about Head of State acting as an advocate for third world aid, which was allayed with re-drafting of speech (included), 08/10/1991.

Ref: P143/4/5/3/1/1

Photocopy of article in the Irish Times on President Robinson's 10-day tour to the United States, the first visit by a serving President of Ireland since President Éamon de Valera attended the funeral of John F Kennedy, in 1963.

Ref: P143/4/5/3/1/2

Material relating to visits by Mary Robinson abroad in 1992, including to The Netherlands, (P143/4/5/3/2/1), France (P143/4/5/3/2/2,3,5), Scotland, New Zealand, India and Germany (P143/4/5/3/2/4), and Somalia (P143/4/5/3/2/4,6).

Ref: P143/4/5/3/2

Material relating to visit to the Netherlands, 14-16 April 1992, including draft programme, biography of Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, promotional booklet for Het Loo Palace and Gardens, and Curriculum Vitae for President Robinson.

Ref: P143/4/5/3/2/1

Material relating to State visit to France 25-27 May 1992 including correspondence between Peter Ryan, Secretary to the President, Frank Murray, Assistant Secretary, Dept. of the Taoiseach, Noel Dorr, Secretary, Dept. of Foreign Affairs and the French Ambassador in relation to invite from President of France to President Robinson (MR), 23-27/03/1992; correspondence re protocol and draft programme 30/04-18/05/1992; programme and briefing notes; invitation lists and correspondence relating to receptions in honour of MR and Nick Robinson at the Irish embassy and the Irish College, Paris 23-25/05/1992; briefing book (Nick's copy) including notes on political situation, bilateral relations, Maastricht, Delors II package, enlargement, European Confederation, conference on security and cooperation in Europe (CSCE), nuclear weapons and non-proliferation, Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Yugoslavia, Middle East, GATT negotiations, Anglo-Irish relations, background information and CVs of the President's interlocutors.

Ref: P143/4/5/3/2/2

Material relating to State visit to France 25-27 May 1992 including green leather handbook with gold emboss "Visite D'Etat En France De Son Excellence Madame Mary Robinson Président D'Irlande Et Monsieur Nick Robinson 25-28 mai 1992", with two bookmark ribbons in colours of Irish and French flag; official invite from President and Nick Robinson to reception in honour of President and Mrs Mitterand, at the Irish embassy, Paris, 26/05/1992 with note attached giving instructions including to reply before 15/05/1992; correspondence between Professor Davis Coakley and Nick Robinson on European Medical links to Ireland, which includes text of talk Coakley gave to the Corrigan Club at Trinity College Dublin 16-24/04/1992; background research in relation to Art and Architecture in Ireland and France and connections between them along with correspondence between Eddie [McParland?], University College Dublin, and Nick Robinson 18/05/1992; letter to Nick Robinson from Aimé Guibert, Mas De Daumas Gassac, thanking the Robinsons for their visit and enclosing photocopy of effusive article from Midi-Libre reporting of visit, 29/05-24/06/1992; photocopy of faxed press summary from Department of Foreign Affairs which includes mention of coverage of state visit, 27/05/1992.

Ref: P143/4/5/3/2/3

Programme for visit to Scotland 01-03/07/1992 including details of delegation, programme, car plan, protocols and telephone numbers; Itinerary for State Travel to New Zealand and India, 15/09-03/10/1992; itinerary and draft programme for President Mary Robinson (MR)'s visit to Somalia 01-08/10/1992 and report of meeting of MR with representatives of Aid Agencies operating in Somalia including Fr Angus Finucane, Concern, Fr Jack Finucane, Concern, John O'Shea, GOAL, Martin Goode, Irish Red Cross, 11/10/1992 (report by Peter Ryan, also present); print out of programme for visit by MR and Nick Robinson (NR) to Berlin, Germany, 04-06/12/1992, with post-it from Joe Brennan [Deputy Secretary to the President] to NR, 03/12/1992, and handwritten Limerick poem, [composed by NR] about visit.

Ref: P143/4/5/3/2/4

Faxed press articles relating to State visit to France, May 1992.

Ref: P143/4/5/3/2/5

Press cuttings relating to President Robinson's visit to Somalia, October 1992.

Ref: P143/4/5/3/2/6