Audio interview with George Mitchell, United States Special Envoy to Northern Ireland, by the BBC on 11 April 1998. One day after the signing of the Belfast Agreement/Good Friday Agreement, George Mitchell is interviewed by the BBC on its potential to be a lasting political settlement in Northern Ireland. Mitchell discusses the strengths and weaknesses of the Agreement and wider political culture in Northern Ireland. This interview forms part of the BBC Northern Ireland A State Apart online resource which documents thirty years of peace and violence in Northern Ireland from the Troubles to the Belfast Agreement/Good Friday Agreement.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 11 April 1998
Name of First Interviewee: George Mitchell
Role at time of Interview: United States Special Envoy to Northern Ireland
Interviewer: Unknown
Purpose: News
Media: Audio
Copyright: BBC © 2012
Link: Listen to the interview
Programme/Book/Article: BBC Northern Ireland A State Apart
Time Period covered: 1998
Key Individuals: George Mitchell
Key Words: Belfast Agreement, Good Friday Agreement, politicisation, nationalist, unionist, Northern Ireland Assembly, North-South Ministerial Council