The former Senate Majority Leader joins us to discuss his scholarship program for promising Maine graduates as well as the latest news out of our nation's capitol. We'll also discuss world affairs and the race for the White House.
Guest: George Mitchell - was born and raised in Waterville, Maine. He is a graduate of Waterville High School, Bowdoin College, and Georgetown University Law Center. Senator Mitchell served as United States Attorney and U.S. District Court Judge for Maine. In 1980, he was appointed to the United States Senate from Maine to complete the term of Senator Edmund S. Muskie, who resigned to become Secretary of State. He was elected to a full term in the Senate in 1982, and reelected in 1988. He left the Senate in 1995 as the Senate Majority Leader, a position he had held since January 1989.
Senator Mitchell served as chairman of the Peace Negotiations in Northern Ireland. Under his leadership, the governments of Ireland and the United Kingdom and the political parties of Northern Ireland agreed to the historic Good Friday peace accord. At the request of President Bill Clinton, Senator Mitchell served as chairman of an International Fact Finding Committee on violence in the Middle East. The committee’s recommendation, widely known as The Mitchell Report, was endorsed by the Bush administration, the European Union, and by many other governments. In 2009, President Obama appointed Senator Mitchell as Special Envoy for the Middle East.
