Category: Correspondence

  • Letter to NSC Director Amanda Sloat

    Urging the Administration to promptly and publicly oppose passage of the so-called “Legacy and Reconciliation Act” by the UK Parliament. Ad Hoc Committee to Protect the Good Friday Agreement                                                                                                                    June 12, 2023 Ms. Amanda SloatSpecial Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Europe National Security Council The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear Director Sloat: We…

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  • Letter to Secretary Blinken

    Writing to express our urgent and unequivocal opposition to the United  Kingdom’s so-called “Legacy and Reconciliation” Bill pending before Parliament. In our view, the proposed legislation violates both the Good Friday Agreement and international law, and undermines the Northern Ireland peace process that the U.S. government has played a critical role in fostering for two decades.  Ad Hoc…

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  • Letter to Assistant Secretary Donfried

    Seeking a meeting to discuss the Administration’s overall policy regarding the Agreement and the ongoing economic and political instability in Northern Ireland.

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  • Letter to the Rt. Hon. Boris Johnson

    “We urge you to withdraw the current proposal, to remain true to the commitments and spirit reflected in the GFA and to build on the compromises reached in the Stormont House Agreement and NDNA. ”

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  • Letter in support of House Resolution 585

    “As former members of Congress who were deeply involved in the Good Friday Agreement (GFA) twenty year ago, we urge you to support House Resolution 585 reaffirming support for the Good Friday Agreement and other agreements to ensure a lasting peace in Northern Ireland.” AD HOC COMMITTEE TO SUPPORT THE GOOD FRIDAY AGREEMENT   Dear Colleagues As…

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  • Letter to Prime Minister May and and An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar

    “We are writing to you as co-guarantors of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement (GFA) to encourage you to do everything within your power to protect the GFA as the United Kingdom (U.K.) and the European Union (E.U.) continue their negotiations regarding the withdrawal of the U.K. from the European Union.” Ad Hoc Committee to Protect the…

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  • Letter to First Minister and Deputy First Minister

    September 29, 2014 First Minister Peter RobinsonDeputy First Minister Martin McGuinness  GD36 Stormont CastleStormont EstateBelfast, BT4 3TT Northern Ireland Dear First Minister and Deputy First Minister, Last week, the Reverend Ian Paisley Sr. passed away at 88. This milestone event was cause for reflection on the Irish Peace Process—how far it has come, how much remains…

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