Taoiseach Micheál Martin has invited US Vice President JD Vance to visit Ireland.
The two had breakfast at the Vice President's residence, before heading to the White House.
Mr. Vance wore shamrock socks to the meeting, while speaking about happy times he spent in Ireland with his wife Usha.
At the meeting, Micheál Martin referenced the relationship between Ireland and the US:
"Ireland is now in the top ten as a source of foreign direct investment into the United States, supporting many, many jobs across the country. And nowhere is the strength of the US/Irish relationship more in evidence than in our own peace process. Forty four years ago, President Reagan called for a just and peaceful solution to the conflict that had for so long devastated lives on our island"
