All of Ireland's ambassadors will gather in Dublin later for a three-day conference.
The Foreign Affairs Minister Charlie Flanagan will be tasking the diplomats with redoubling their efforts to promote Irish businesses internationally.
More than 90 Irish ambassadors, consuls general and senior diplomats will join the Taoiseach, Tanaiste and government ministers at Dublin Castle for this conference.
The Irish economic recovery will be discussed in depth over the next three days, with a number of key-note speakers addressing the delegates.
These will include EU High Representative Federica Mogherini, Mary Robinson, and the Special Adviser to the UN Secretary General on Post-2015 Development Planning, Amina Mohammed.
Ms Mohammed will address the conference on the crucial UN discussions to agree a new framework for international development, after the UN Millennium Goals expire this year.
Ireland was appointed by the UN Secretary General to co-facilitate these discussions.
Over the course of the conference, ambassadors will meet directly with executives from more than 40 Irish companies to discuss how our embassies can help them to succeed in international markets.
Speaking ahead of the conference, Mr Flanagan said: "The 80 department missions around the world maintain diplomatic relations on behalf of Ireland with 176 states. This network is critically important to our ongoing economic recovery."
"This conference provides an excellent opportunity for targeted discussions on how my department can best deliver on the government's ambitious agenda in support of economic growth and prosperity, and in protecting and promoting Ireland’s people and interests overseas," he added.
The Development Minister Sean Sherlock will host a networking event, to give smaller Irish companies an opportunity to discuss their prospects for expansion with ambassadors in key markets.
While the Diaspora Minister, Jimmy Deenihan, will host a panel discussion on support to Irish emigrants.
Other issues up for discussion will include tackling Ebola, and the unrest in the Ukraine and Syria.
Mr Flanagan says following the terrorist attacks in France last week, the fight against violent extremism will also be a key topic.
