Reflections on the Good Friday Agreement, 25 Years On Q&A with Kelly CandaeleKC: Perspectives sometimes change with time. Looking back from 25 years, are there any perspectives about your experience or the Good Friday Agreement that have changed for you during that period? GM: On the day the Agreement was reached I praised the men and women who … [Read more...] about Senator George Mitchell
Senator George Mitchell
Joe Kennedy Appointment May Inspire a Political Comeback
By Niall O'Dowd
IA Newsletter, December 24, 2022
IA Newsletter, December 24, 2022
Kennedy’s appointment as Special Envoy to Northern Ireland affords him a chance to relaunch his political career. Joe Kennedy III may be a surprise choice to many commentators but not to those close to Joe Biden. This is about American politics too, giving a lifeline to a Kennedy, the family Biden admires more than any other. The appointment comes with one major … [Read more...] about Joe Kennedy Appointment May Inspire a Political Comeback
George Mitchell’s Mandate
President Clinton's Economic Advisor to IrelandWhen Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell announced he would not seek re-election it came as a surprise to many, not least his Maine constituents who had given him 80 percent of the votes in the 1988 election. When the 61-year-old senator then turned down a Supreme Court nomination to the great disappointment of the President, … [Read more...] about George Mitchell’s Mandate
Quiet Optimism Over NI Talks – Mitchell Report Anxiously Awaited
The pendulum continued to swing between optimism and pessimism in Northern Ireland at the time of going to press, with the main political parties still in talks and Senator George Mitchell poised to release his long-awaited report on the state of the peace process.Mitchell, hailed by commentators of all the persuasions for his role in securing the Good Friday Agreement, flew … [Read more...] about Quiet Optimism Over NI Talks – Mitchell Report Anxiously Awaited
Mitchell Honored by Northern Women
Former Senator George Mitchell was honored for his tireless work for peace in Ireland at the Northern Ireland Women's Initiative (NIWI) January 21 in New York. NIWI founder and president Maureen Murray said, "The Northern Ireland Women's Initiative is honored to have Senator Mitchell's support in our efforts to promote full and equal participation of women in the political … [Read more...] about Mitchell Honored by Northern Women