"Barack Obama will be an outstanding President for America and Irish America. He is firmly committed to strengthening not only the peace in Northern Ireland but also the deep ties that bind the American and Irish people. I am delighted to be a part of this Advisory Committee."
U.S. Special Envoy to Northern Ireland Joseph Kennedy to Lead a Business Delegation to Northern Ireland
U.S. Special Envoy to Northern Ireland for Economic Affairs Joseph P. Kennedy, III , today announced the first four members of his business delegation to Northern Ireland, which will take place October 24 to 26, 2023. Members of the delegation will include: The Honorable Thomas P. DiNapoli, Comptroller, State of New York Mark Hartney, Breakthrough Energy Ventures John Murphy, President and Chief Financial Officer, The Coca-Cola Company Tim Sweeney, President and Chief Executive Officer, Liberty Mutual Insurance The delegation will engage with a wide range of business leaders in Northern Ireland, including employers who have started or grown operations over the past 25 years. Special Envoy Kennedy’s travel follows President Biden’s announcement of the delegation in April during his remarks at Belfast’s Ulster University. The trip will highlight progress made in the 25 years since the signing of the Belfast / Good Friday Agreement, and the important role U.S. investors have made in pres
This is an interesting piece by an Irish American woman from Alaska who now lives in Galway. It appeared in the Irish Times on Sept. 5, 2008
ReplyDeleteMy Alaskan soul sister is an empty vessel
I'm an Alaskan mom living in Galway. I have a Down syndrome daughter. But hell no! I won't be voting for Sarah Palin, writes Mary Mullin
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/opinion/2008/0905/1220544890619.html
Thanks Mike, for compiling this useful information about Obama; How about something on Biden?
ReplyDeleteThe Belfast Telegraph in the past few days described him as a "self confessed Irish Catholic American" as if that were a capital offense (it's a paper historically dominated by Ulster Unionist opinion).
They didn't come out and say it, but their consternation was based on the fact that the Irish Voice reprinted an interview he did with Irish America magazine a number of years ago in which he described Wolfe Tone, (a founding father of Irish Republicanism) as one of his heroes.