Declan Smyth has been assigned responsibility at Assistant Secretary level for the overall direction and management of the Legal Division, which works closely with the Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Secretary General, departmental and other colleagues on a range of international, EU and domestic law issues, including through participation in the work of the EU, the Council of Europe, the United Nations and other international organisations and fora. He is a member of the Department’s Management Board and of its Policy Development Group.