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