Hillary Clinton will travel to Belfast on Friday where she will become Chancellor of Queen's University Belfast.
The former United States Secretary of State was first appointed to the role in January 2020 but has not yet been formally inaugurated due to the Covid-19 pandemic and related restrictions.
Ms Clinton will be appointed as the 11th chancellor in the university's history in a ceremony in the Whitla Hall, where she will deliver a speech and confer honorary degrees on a number of individuals.
Her inauguration ceremony will come at the end of the first week of the new university year, and she will hold the role until January 2025.
The chancellor role is a largely ceremonial one which typically sees the person appointed presiding over graduation ceremonies and other significant events.
Queen's University have said Ms Clinton will also act as an advisor to the senior management of Queen’s, as well as being an ambassador for the university.
Speaking in January 2020, when she was first appointed as chancellor, the former First Lady said it was a privilege to take up the role, adding she has "great fondness" for the university.
Ms Clinton said: "The university is making waves internationally for its research and impact and I am proud to be an ambassador and help grow its reputation for excellence.
Pro-Chancellor and Chair of Queen’s University Belfast Senate Stephen Prenter said at the time: "Hillary Clinton has made a considerable contribution to Northern Ireland and as an internationally recognised leader will be an incredible advocate for Queen’s."
Ms Clinton, along with her husband President Bill Clinton, visited Northern Ireland on a number of occasions during the 1990s where she offered support for the ongoing peace process.
The former Presidential candidate received an honorary degree from QUB in 2018,and used the opportunity to call for Northern Ireland's politicians to "put their quarrels aside" and to return to Stormont following the power-sharing disagreement in 2017.
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