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Mitchell has risen to international prominence in the last seven years by leading delicate negotiations in Northern Ireland and in the Middle East. The Mitchell Plan which he designed in 1996 has been the basis for the return of home rule to Northern Ireland and consequently for vastly improved relations between the feuding Protestant and Catholic communities...
Instead, President Bill Clinton appointed Mitchell as his economic envoy to Northern Ireland, a cover for American involvement in peace talks desired by Irish republicans, but feared by both unionists and the British government...
After 22 months of arduous negotiation, Mitchell was able to force through the Good Friday Agreement, granting bipartisan home rule to Northern Ireland, and pointing the way towards paramilitary weapons decommissioning...
After his work in Northern Ireland, Mitchell has more recently attempted to revive the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians—although with less success...
Unlike in Northern Ireland, however, Mitchell was unable to kickstart a faltering peace process. In spite of using the same techniques he brought to bear in Northern Ireland—as he explained, “being patient and persevering, always understanding the motivation of all the participants”—Mitchell could not persuade both sides to come back to the negotiating table...