y ▁Political ▁Director ▁and ▁Director ▁for ▁Dis arm ament ▁and ▁Non - Pro l ifer ation ▁in ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Affairs . ▁She ▁held ▁responsibility ▁for ▁the ▁Diplom atic ▁Conference ▁in ▁Dublin ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁which ▁adopted ▁the ▁Convention ▁on ▁Cl uster ▁Mun itions . ▁Kelly ▁served ▁as ▁Ireland ' s ▁chief ▁delegate ▁to ▁the ▁N PT ▁review ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁and ▁cha ired ▁the ▁negoti ations ▁on ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁N PT ▁Review ▁Conference , ▁gar ner ing ▁acc ol ades ▁from ▁the ▁Laura ▁Kennedy , ▁the ▁US ▁Represent ative ▁to ▁the ▁Conference , ▁who ▁noted ▁Kelly ▁had ▁done ▁a ▁" remark able ▁job " ▁dealing ▁with ▁very ▁difficult ▁issues ▁in ▁the ▁section ▁on ▁the ▁Middle ▁East . ▁ ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁the ▁Czech ▁Republic ▁and ▁the ▁Ukraine ▁Kelly ▁was ▁Amb assador ▁of ▁Ireland ▁to ▁the ▁Czech ▁Republic ▁and ▁to ▁Ukraine ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁she ▁presented ▁credentials ▁to ▁President ▁V ác lav ▁Klaus , ▁who ▁was ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Czech ▁Republic ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁She ▁presented ▁credentials ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁to ▁President ▁Vik tor ▁Yan uk ov ych ▁of ▁the ▁Ukraine . ▁ ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁Israel ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁she ▁became ▁Ireland ' s ▁amb assador ▁to ▁Israel , ▁replacing