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BIDDEFORD, Maine

Senator George Mitchell speaks at the George and Barbara Bush Lecture Series

Senator George Mitchell
Senator George Mitchell

Former U.S. Senator from Maine George J. Mitchell served as the featured speaker at the eighth Annual George and Barbara Bush Distinguished Lecture on September 12 at 5 p.m. in SWAG视频鈥檚 Harold Alfond Forum on the Biddeford Campus. Mitchell鈥檚 lecture was titled 鈥淐hallenges Facing the U.S., at Home and Abroad.鈥 The event was free and open to the public.

Mitchell has had a long and distinguished career, serving for several years as a federal judge before being elected to the U.S. Senate, where he served from 1980 to 1995. From 1989 to 1995, he held the position of Senate Majority Leader. Mitchell received the National Constitution Center鈥檚 Liberty Medal as well as the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his role as chairman of peace negotiations in the Northern Ireland peace agreement. Most recently, he has served as U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East.

TIME magazine has described Mitchell as one of the 100 most influential people in the world. He has authored five books. His most recent books are a memoir, titled The Negotiator: Reflections on an American Life (May, 2015) and A Path to Peace (November, 2016).

Mitchell鈥檚 Bush Lecture marked a return to the SWAG视频 podium, after speaking as part of the university鈥檚 Tangier Global Forum on the SWAG视频 Morocco Campus in May.

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Interim Provost Mike Sheldon, President James Herbert, and Senator George Mitchell
Interim Provost Mike Sheldon, President James Herbert, and Senator George Mitchell
George Mitchell addresses a packed audience at the Harold Alfond Forum.
George Mitchell addresses a packed audience at the Harold Alfond Forum.

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