Clinton headed to Northern Ireland

Secretary Clinton will travel to London, Dublin, Belfast, and Moscow between Oct. 9 and 15, the State Department has announced. In Belfast, Clinton will reaffirm "unwavering U.S. support for Northern Ireland’s peace proces," a peace process that husband Bill played a great role in when he was U.S. president. Mitchell Reiss, a U.S. special envoy ...

Secretary Clinton will travel to London, Dublin, Belfast, and Moscow between Oct. 9 and 15, the State Department has announced. In Belfast, Clinton will reaffirm "unwavering U.S. support for Northern Ireland's peace proces," a peace process that husband Bill played a great role in when he was U.S. president.

Secretary Clinton will travel to London, Dublin, Belfast, and Moscow between Oct. 9 and 15, the State Department has announced. In Belfast, Clinton will reaffirm "unwavering U.S. support for Northern Ireland’s peace proces," a peace process that husband Bill played a great role in when he was U.S. president.

Mitchell Reiss, a U.S. special envoy to Northern Ireland during the Bush administration, told the Belfast Telegraph that the people of Northern Ireland should stop looking to outsiders to solve their problems, but also said:

The secretary is very talented, and wherever she goes there’s news."

and

I think that she’ll probably lift people’s spirits by her visit."

And if she lifts people’s spirits and inspires them to make peace, then it’ll be another feather in Clinton’s cap.

Preeti Aroon was copy chief at Foreign Policy from 2009 to 2016 and was an FP assistant editor from 2007 to 2009. Twitter: @pjaroonFP

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