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Wed 03 Mar 2009Obama promises Rooney will ensure unique US-Ireland partnership
NEW AMBASSADOR:ANNOUNCING the next US ambassador to Ireland yesterday, US president Barack Obama described the Pittsburgh Steelers’ owner as “a great friend” who will make an outstanding representative for his country.
“He and his family are as gracious and thoughtful a group of people as I know, and so I know that he is just going to do an outstanding job. And the people of Ireland I think will benefit greatly from him representing the United States there,” the president said.
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