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Ireland president visits Seattle on trade mission "We had no natural resources but the brainpower of our people. That’s where the investment was made."

President Mary McAleese of Ireland, visiting Seattle as head of a high-tech trade mission, yesterday presented a blueprint for how her country transformed itself into a modern success story within a single generation.

"We had no natural resources but the brainpower of our people," McAleese said in a visit with The Seattle Times editorial board. "That’s where the investment was made."

The visiting trade mission included representatives from about 30 Irish information-technology, telecommunications and aerospace companies. Between engagements in Seattle, McAleese spent an hour with the editorial board, accompanied by Irish ambassador Noel Fahey and trade minister Michael Ahern.

By Dominic Gates

Seattle Times staff reporter

Full Story: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2002289086_mcaleese26.html

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