Obama Names Rooney Ambassador To Ireland
Nov 22, 2014 10:56 PM
President Barack Obama announced on Tuesday that he has picked Steelers owner Dan Rooney to be U.S. ambassador to Ireland.
Rooney endorsed Obama in the 2008 presidential election.
In the 1970s, Rooney helped found the American Ireland Fund, an organization that has raised millions for advocacy of peace and education in Ireland.
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