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The task of restoring Ireland's economic prosperity shifts to New York this week with Taoiseach Enda Kenny attending a gathering being hosted by former U.S. president Bill Clinton.
Kenny will be in the U.S. Wednesday and Thursday together with Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore and jobs minister Richard Bruton.
On Thursday, the taoiseach will be attending an "Invest in Ireland" roundtable discussion at New York University hosted by President Clinton.
The purpose of the event, according to a release, "is to engage with key business and economic leaders, some of whom do not currently invest in Ireland, with a view to encouraging them to invest in Ireland's economic recovery."
The roundtable discussion will be attended by Kenny, Gilmore and Bruton and what is described in the release as "an influential group of global business and economic leaders."
The discussion will be moderated by the Governor of Maryland, Martin O'Malley.
"The principal message to potential investors will be that Ireland is open for business and now is the time to invest in our economic recovery," the release marking the visit further stated.
The discussion will be followed by an "Invest in Ireland Forum" to be attended by the visiting Irish leaders and an invited audience.
President Clinton will attend the beginning of this event and deliver opening remarks.
Mr. Kenny will address the forum on the progress Ireland is making in dealing with the economic challenges the country is facing.
Separately, the tánaiste will brief the forum on the progress that has been made since the Global Irish Economic Forum was held in Dublin last year.
On Wednesday evening, Mr. Kenny will be the main guest at a reception hosted by the Irish Business Organization at the Mutual of America headquarters on Park Avenue.
Mr. Gilmore's visit, meanwhile, will span three days and will start Wednesday with a visit to Washington, D.C. He will address the United Nations Security Council in New York on Thursday in his capacity as Chair-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.
Gilmore will have a meeting with UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon and will present the secretary general, a former Korean Ambassador to the OSCE, with a special edition stamp produced by An Post, the Irish postal service, to mark Ireland's OSCE chairmanship.
In Washington, Gilmore will be a guest speaker at a discussion on the crisis in the Eurozone hosted by the Brookings Institution. He will also have meetings with senior officials at the U.S. State Department and will meet with political leaders on Capitol Hill where his discussions will focus on immigration reform and prospects for an Irish E3 Visa program.
