George J. Mitchell, Former U.S. Special Envoy for Middle East Peace under the Obama Administration, former Senate Majority Leader
Senator George Mitchell is a renowned peace negotiator and was instrumental in securing the historic Good Friday agreement between the Republic of Ireland and the British-controlled North in the mid 1990’s. Such are his skills, experience and track record in conflict resolution that President Obama (on his second day in office) appointed Senator Mitchell as his Special Envoy to the Middle East. Once again, the world looked to George Mitchell to bring lasting peace to a region tormented by violence, a task he pursued between 2009 and 2011. However, global conflict and security had changed, partially due to new technology. In this presentation, Senator Mitchell will share unprecedented insight into the inner working of the negotiations and provide a rare glimpse into the Middle East today. He will convey how technology is changing the way conflicts are being fought and its impact on the discussions to resolve them.
Senator George Mitchell started his career as a trial lawyer in the Justice Department, moved to become Executive Assistant to Senator Edmund S. Muskie of Maine, U.S. Attorney for Maine and U.S. District Judge for Maine. He served in the United States Senate from 1980-1995, being re-elected with 81 percent of the vote in 1988, the largest margin in the history of Maine. The following session, he was elected Senate Majority Leader, the second most powerful elected official in the United States and a position he held for the next six years. For six consecutive years, Senator Mitchell was voted ‘the most respected member’ of the Senate by a bipartisan group of senior congressional aides. After finishing his last Senate term, George Mitchell served as Chairman of the International Commission of Disarmament in Northern Ireland. As Chairman of the subsequent peace negotiation, he was instrumental in the historic Good Friday agreement, which was approved by voters in the Republic of Ireland and the British-controlled North. Senator Mitchell’s next U.S. government assignment was to serve as President Obama’s Special Envoy to the Middle East, once again looking to bring lasting peace to a region tormented by violence; he labored to bring Israel and the Palestinians to the negotiating table from 2009-2011. He is the author of four books and has served on the Board of Directors of Walt Disney Company, Federal Express Corporation, Xerox Corporation, Unilever, Staple Inc, Starwood Hotels and Resorts and the Boston Red Sox baseball team. Senator Mitchell has been awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Philadelphia Liberty Medal, the Truman Institute Peace Prize, the German Peace Prize and the United National (UNESCO) Peace Prize.
The speaker was introduced by Christopher Dorobek.
Christopher J. Dorobek is the co-anchor of Federal News Radio's afternoon drive program, The Daily Debrief with Chris Dorobek and Amy Morris, and the founder, publisher and editor of DorobekInsider.com, a leading blog for the Federal IT community. Chris joined Federal News Radio in 2008 with 16 years of experience covering government issues with an emphasis on government information technology. Prior to joining Federal News Radio, Chris was editor-in-chief of Federal Computer Week, the leading news magazine for government IT decision-makers.
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