... with sixteen co-sponsors, sponsored a Congressional Resolution calling for the appointment of a special envoy to Northern Ireland. Although this Resolution initially failed, the issue of a special envoy to Northern Ireland was discussed when President Clinton met the Irish Taoiseach Albert Reynolds for the first time on St Patrick's Day 1993. (Resolution 49, 103rd congress http://www.congress.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c103:H. ... in which she recommended a US Visa be granted to Gerry Adams. The US government had a lot to consider with regard to granting the request as their special relationshi...

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