... 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.CON.RES.49:) Clinton deferred appointing a special envoy, apparently ... had come to the conclusion that Sinn Fein and in particular Gerry Adams was serious about the peace process. Before coming to a decision Kennedy Smith had consulted Irish Taois...

• Word Count: 3479
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... the cease-fire. The IRA has commanded its units to obey a complete halt of military actions. In the first public meeting between Gerry Adams (the leader of Sinn Fein), Albert Reynolds (the Irish Republic's prime minister), and John Hume (the leader of Northern Ireland's Catholic nationalist), the British government was not pleased with the stating of the cease-fire. The British ... scandal led to the collapse of the Irish government in Dublin. Throughout the years, Dublin acted as a halfway house between the Irish, British and American governments. The prime minister Albert Reynolds was...

• Word Count: 1979
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

... the cease-fire. The IRA has commanded its units to obey a complete halt of military actions. In the first public meeting between Gerry Adams (the leader of Sinn Fein), Albert Reynolds (the Irish Republic's prime minister), and John Hume (the leader of Northern Ireland's Catholic nationalist), the British government was not pleased with the stating of the cease-fire. The British ... scandal led to the collapse of the Irish government in Dublin. Throughout the years, Dublin acted as a halfway house between the Irish, British and American governments. The prime minister Albert Reynolds was...

• Word Count: 1982
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School