About the Bureau
The Northern Ireland Bureau is part of the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister, and the senior staff are Northern Irish Civil Servants.
The Director of the Bureau, Norman Houston, outlined the Bureau’s primary goal:
"Our primary goal is to promote Northern Ireland to the United States as a confident, capable and outwardly looking region. Many organizations and individuals in the United States have supported developments in Northern Ireland over the years and there is a very positive response to Northern Ireland. It is important to recognise that this relationship has changed and continues to evolve.”