USA-NI250 Washington D.C. photographs - March 2026 Topics: USA-NI:250 A photo of the Northern Ireland Bureau Challenge Coin, which commemorates Ulster-Scots Involvement with the Declaration of Independence Minister Lyons gifting America250 Executive Vice President, Jen Condon a Northern Ireland Bureau Challenge Coin. A mid-shot of Minister Lyons sitting at a table, across from America250 Executive Vice President, Jen Condon, talking Minister Lyons speaking at Georgia Southern University Minister Lyons holding an old Belfast Newsletter print Minister Lyons in a crowd, listening to a speaker, smiling, at the NI Bureau St Patrick’s Day breakfast Minister Lyons photographed with Kathryn Thomson, Chief Executive of National Museums NI, at the NI Bureau St Patrick’s Day breakfast Minister Lyons networking at the NI Bureau Breakfast Minister Gordon Lyons pictured at a recent visit to the Library of Congress in Washington, DC with Dr Julie Miller, Curator of Early American Manuscripts at the Library of Congress Minister Lyons and Senator Cramer speaking in the Senator’s office Mid-shot of Minister Lyons talking in Senator Cramer’s office Communities Minister Gordon Lyons pictured in the Hart Senate building, Washington, DC, where the Department for Communities jointly hosted a prestigious reception with the America250 Commission. With the Minister are (l-r) America250 Executive Vice President Jen Condon; and America250 Commissioner Joe Crowley Minister Gordon Lyons (left) pictured in the Hart Senate building, Washington, DC, with event sponsor Senator Shelley Moore Capito; and U.S. Consul General in Belfast James Applegate Minister Gordon Lyons (2nd right) pictured in the Hart Senate building, Washington, DC, with (l-r) America250 Commissioner Joe Crowley; America250 Executive Vice President Jen Condon; Speaker Emerita of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi; and America250 Commissioner Lynn Young Minister Gordon Lyons (centre) pictured in the Hart Senate building, Washington, DC, with Representative John James (left) Minister Gordon Lyons (right) pictured in the Hart Senate building, Washington, DC, with Dominique McKay (left) Minister Gordon Lyons (right) pictured in the Hart Senate building, Washington, DC, with America250 Commissioner, Lynn Young (left) Minister Gordon Lyons (2nd left) pictured in the Hart Senate building, Washington, DC, with (l-r) Marah Francis; Hayley Parker and America250 Executive Vice President Jen Condon Minister Lyons signing a copy of “Ulster American Treasures: The Migration Story” Minister Gordon Lyons (centre) pictured at the British Embassy’s St Patrick’s breakfast in Washington, DC, with senior executive at Tourism Ireland, Alison Metcalfe (left) and Chief Executive of Tourism Ireland, Alice Mansergh (right) Minister Gordon Lyons (right) pictured at the British Embassy’s St Patrick’s breakfast in Washington, DC, with U.S. Consul General in Belfast James Applegate (left) Minister Gordon Lyons (centre) pictured in the National Archives in Washington, DC, looking at artifacts with U.S. Consul General in Belfast James Applegate (left) and archivist Trevor (right) Minister Lyons delivering a keynote address to the Historic Royal Palace’s Heritage Group while in Washington, DC Minister Gordon Lyons (centre) pictured at the Friends of Ireland Luncheon in Washington, DC