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The chair of the 1998 peace talks returned to Belfast this week to reflect on political progress.

The key surviving figures who negotiated the Belfast Agreement have had their say in the last fortnight: none was more important than George Mitchell, who deserves particular thanks from the people of Ireland

“This year we will build bridges, not walls,” said John Grosso, the University of North Florida’s new student body president, during a speech to Student Government’s Senate Friday afternoon. Grosso was sworn into office last week.  Speaking to the assembled senators about his plans for the year, Grosso discussed his initiatives in more depth.  A...

On December 7, 1998, a special John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award was presented to eight political leaders of Northern Ireland and the American chairman of the peace talks in recognition of the extraordinary political courage they demonstrated in negotiating the historic Good Friday Peace Agreement in April 1998. The presentation of the Profile

In a few weeks’ time, Senator George Mitchell will be 90 years old; three years ago he was diagnosed with acute leukaemia and during that time…