Yale Bulletin and Calendar

January 28, 2000

Volume 28, Number 18

Senator to discuss Irish peace talks

As Northern Ireland waits for the IRA to begin disarming, the Yale Center for International and Area Studies will offer the public an insider's perspective on the negotiations in a talk titled "Toward Peace in Northern Ireland" by Senator George Mitchell on Monday, Feb. 7 .

The talk -- the George Herbert Walker, Jr. Lecture -- is free and open to the public and will be held at 4 p.m. in the Luce Hall Auditorium, 34 Hillhouse Ave. A reception will follow.

Mitchell was chair of the Peace Negotiations in Northern Ireland. Under his leadership the governments of Ireland and the United Kingdom and the political parties of Northern Ireland agreed to an historic accord. The present four-party Cabinet was formed under terms of the 1998 Good Friday accord.

Voted as "the most respected member" of the Senate for six consecutive years, Mitchell was chair of the International Crisis Group; the Special Commission investigating allegations of impropriety in the bidding process for the Olympic games; and the National Health Care Commission.

At the request of the British and Irish governments, he chaired the International Commission on Disarmament in Northern Ireland. For his service there, Mitchell received numerous prizes and honors, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor the U.S. government can bestow.

Mitchell has written four books, including "Making Peace," an account of his experience in Northern Ireland.

George Herbert Walker III established the George Herbert Walker, Jr. Lecture in 1986 in memory of his father, a graduate of the Yale Class of 1927. The fund supports lectures in international studies at YCIAS. Previous Walker lecturers have included former Secretary of State James A. Baker III, former United Nations Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali, and current Secretary of State Madeline K. Albright.

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