Owen Kirby

Private Citizen

[Owen Kirby @okirbs]

Thanks to @rte, @CullenRoisin and @HarryJManning for honoring all the 1916 Laois Volunteers and their contributions to Ireland's independence. Now, it is time for @eiregov to do the same.

@LaoisCouncil
@LaoisNews
@LaoisCounty
@IrelandDefence
@mspcblog

[Owen Kirby @okirbs]

Whither the National Endowment for Democracy?  https://t.co/3Bm8deNYWw

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Northern Ireland and Lebanon: Shared Destinies https://t.co/uO3CBZNXZl via @timesofisrael

[Owen Kirby @okirbs]

Why should peacemakers in any of the dozens of conflicts around the globe today study history? Because "[l]earning from others’ mistakes is far smarter than putting your own lads in body bags" (Mattis).

Applying the Lessons of Ireland to Iran https://t.co/hahyzPNIgk

[Owen Kirby @okirbs]

Why US Middle East Policy Keeps Failing, From Iraq to Iran https://t.co/SOvwLLXWC9 via @MDiplomacyWORLD

[Owen Kirby @okirbs]

Nice to see my old friend @saminader on the news today. Sorry to see the conflict in #Lebanon continuing.

See this Instagram video by @cbsmornings https://t.co/ScD4YQc5ir

[Owen Kirby @okirbs]

Great night @thecastleirishpub in Orlando with former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, Super Bowl MVP Mark Rypien and ⁦@UGpii⁩ colleagues. Next year, Pats!

[Monika Borgmann @MonikaBorgmann]

#LokmanSlim

[Owen Kirby @okirbs]

#JacobHagstrom full-length and indepth exploration of the character and times of Raziq, "America's Favorite Warlord," to be released April 30. Have we learned any lessons from this experience? 🤔
#Afghanistan
#SpinBoldak
#Kandahar

[Owen Kirby @okirbs]

15 years. #Kandahar #OperationEnduringFreedom

[Owen Kirby @okirbs]

4 years in the rearview, the U.S. is still reckoning with the costs of #Afghanistan, even as the conflict drifts from public consciousness. The price being paid by the average #Afghan is another matter.
The Legacy of Afghanistan https://t.co/IH1NUp46TA via @MDiplomacyWORLD

[Owen Kirby @okirbs]

ANALYSIS: While New York greets al-Shara’a, grievances grow at home https://t.co/0KQhQtboz0

[Owen Kirby @okirbs]

Global Perspectives | Owen H. Kirby | Season 2025 | Episode 2 | PBS. #GPII #Syria #MakeSyriaGreatAgain https://t.co/wBNvXy8flz

[Owen Kirby @okirbs]

Looking on amused as stuffed ballot boxes arrive from ghost polling stations at the #Razik #SpinBoldak #Kandahar vote sorting center. Not a proud moment for Afghan democracy.

[Owen Kirby @okirbs]

Lebanon’s Golden Moment or Not? https://t.co/APpHzMpTQw via @timesofisrael
#MakeLebanonGreatAgain

[Owen Kirby @okirbs]

@SFRCdems @USAMBTurkiye @SenatorShaheen @SenJoniErnst @RepJoeWilson If we want stability in #Syria, it would help to have #NEA #DepartmentofState leadership confirmed and the full weight and experience of our diplomatic corps deployed. Immediate provision of stabilization tools would also help @USAMBTurkiye complete his mission.

[Owen Kirby @okirbs]

@SFRCdems @SenatorShaheen Let’s now move Joel Rayburn’s nomination forward. @USAMBTurkiye is doing an awesome job but needs assistance, and #Syria needs urgent help. Stability of region, including Lebanon and Israel is in the balance.

[Owen Kirby @okirbs]

Many thanks to the team at ⁦@UGpii⁩ and its many generous benefactors for the invitation to share impressions from my recent visit to #Syria and #Lebanon, and for their dedication to the education of America’s next generation of global leaders.

[Owen Kirby @okirbs]

@SenatorShaheen, @RandPaul, the #MENA region needs American leadership before we get dragged back into the #ForeverWars.
#JoelRayburn, nominee for State Department Middle East post, faces ‘very difficult’ confirmation path https://t.co/0C4ayaAukf

[Owen Kirby @okirbs]

@SenatorShaheen, @RandPaul, this is crippling the international efforts to stem rapidly deteriorating situation in #Syria, with implications for #Lebanon and region: #JoelRayburn, NEA A/S nominee, faces ‘very difficult’ confirmation path. https://t.co/0C4ayaAukf