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04/04/2016 Lecture Sen. George J. Mitchell

  • April 04, 2016
  • 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM
  • St. John Catholic Church

“Can We Achieve Lasting Peace Through Negotiations?” 

         
The Naples Council on World Affairs 
will welcome 

Senator George J. Mitchell

Monday, April 4, 2016


St. John the Evangelist’s Kiney Hall
625 111th Avenue No. North Naples 

3:45 pm and 7:30 pm

An American lawyer, businessman and politician, Mitchell served as our United States Senator from Maine from 1980 to 1995 and as Senate Majority Leader from 1989 to 1995. 

In 1995-99 he chaired peace negotiations in Northern Ireland, for which he received numerous awards and honors, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor the U.S. government can give; the Philadelphia Liberty Medal; the Truman Institute Peace Prize; the German (Hesse) Peace Prize; and the United Nations (UNESCO) Peace Prize.

At the request of President Clinton and Israeli and Palestinian leaders, Senator Mitchell served in 2000-01 as chairman of an international fact-finding committee on violence in the Middle East.   At the request of President Obama he served in 2009-11 as the U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East.

He served as chairman of The Walt Disney Company, and as chairman of the International Crisis Group, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the prevention of crises in international affairs. 

He is now Chairman Emeritus of the global law firm DLA Piper.

Sen. Mitchell is the author of five books. The most recent, a memoir entitled The Negotiator: Reflections on an American Life, was published in May 2015. 

In 2008 Time Magazine described him as one of the 100 most influential people in the world. 

Please join us!

Sincerely,

Mimi Gregory's Signature

Program Committee

The program can be heard on WGCU 90.1 FM and WMKO 91.7 FM, at 8 pm on Sunday, April 10, 2016. A video of the program can also be viewed on the Naples Council on World Affairs web site at www.ncwa-fl.org.  To make changes to your address or to verify that we have correct information, please call 239-649-3942, or visit the Naples Council on World Affairs web site at www.ncwa-fl.org.

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