Interview with John Hume and George Mitchell by Noel Thompson for the US-Ireland Alliance Symposium on the 10th Anniversary of the Good Friday Accords on 10 April 2008
Video interview with John Hume, former leader of the SDLP, and George Mitchell, former United States Special Envoy to Northern Ireland, by Noel Thompson for the US-Ireland Alliance 'Symposium on the 10th Anniversary of the Good Friday Accords' on 10 April 2008. In a symposium on the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement attended by fourteen of its original negotiators, Hume and Mitchell are interviewed on the subject of political leadership. The US-Ireland Alliance is a non-for-profit organisation, founded in 1998, which strengthens relations between the United States and the island of Ireland.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 16 April 2008
Name of First Interviewee: John Hume
Name of Second Interviewee: George Mitchell
Role at time of Interview: John Hume (former leader of the SDLP), George Mitchell (former United States Special Envoy to Northern Ireland)
Interviewer: Noel Thompson
Purpose: News
Media: Audiovisual
Copyright: © US-Ireland Alliance
Link: Watch the interview
Programme/Book/Article: US-Ireland Alliance Symposium on the 10th Anniversary of the Good Friday Accords
Time Period covered: 1998-2008
Key Individuals: John Hume, George Mitchell
Key Words: Belfast Agreement/Good Friday Agreement, politicisation, leadership, religion, community relations