During President Biden’s four-day visit to the United Kingdom and Ireland this week, he commemorated 25 years of the Good Friday Agreements and discussed a number of global issues with leaders, including the war in Ukraine. He also shared his family history and deep ties to Ireland.
On April 12, Biden highlighted the importance of people-to-people diplomacy by saying, “Twenty-five years ago this week, the landmark Belfast/Good Friday Agreement was signed. And it wasn’t easy. I was a United States senator at the time. And I worked very closely with my good friend George Mitchell, who will be here, I believe, within a couple days…And it took long, hard years of work to get to this place. It took a people willing to come together in good faith and to risk boldly for the future…And it took people all across Northern Ireland who made the choice to work for a brighter and a shared future."
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President Biden met with UK Prime Minister Sunak to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement and convey American's enduring support for peace in Northern Ireland.
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President Biden made his second trip to County Louth, where his maternal ancestors - the Finnegans - hail from.
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In 2016, then Vice President Biden traveled to Ireland to learn more about his ancestry and celebrated the shared heritage of our two nations. This week he headed back.
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