Ambassador Damien Cole

His Excellency Damien Cole is the Ambassador of Ireland to Singapore and Patron of the Irish Chamber of Commerce Singapore.

Ambassador Cole is a career diplomat with over 30 years of experience in the Irish foreign service. Prior to his appointment as Ambassador to Singapore in 2026, he served as Ambassador of Ireland to Japan from 2022 to 2026.

He previously served as Ambassador of Ireland to Egypt from 2015 to 2017, with concurrent accreditation to Jordan, Lebanon and Syria, and Ambassador to Vietnam from 2011 to 2015, with concurrent accreditation to Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar.

Throughout his diplomatic career, Ambassador Cole has held several senior positions within Ireland's Department of Foreign Affairs, including Director of the Middle East and North Africa Unit, Director of the Policy Planning Unit and Director of Bilateral Programmes in the Development Cooperation Division.

His overseas assignments have also included serving as Head of the Political Section at Ireland's Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York and at the Embassy of Ireland in Moscow.

Ambassador Cole is a graduate of University College Cork and holds a Master's degree in Global Diplomacy from SOAS University of London.

The Irish Chamber is honoured to have Ambassador Cole as its Patron, continuing the longstanding relationship between the Chamber and the Embassy of Ireland in Singapore.