Washington Forum on Northern Ireland (Clone)

The Washington Forum on Northern Ireland is a collaboration between American University’s School of Public Affairs, Georgetown University’s Global Irish Studies Program and Ulster University. Each year, in the midst of the festivities celebrating St. Patrick’s Day in Washington, DC, the Washington Forum brings policymakers, practitioners, thought-leaders, scholars and students together to consider the state of the peace process in Northern Ireland and reflect on the opportunities and challenges ahead. On each occasion, we aim to offer a range of contemporary voices to help inform the conversation in the US about how people in Ireland, Northern Ireland, and the UK more broadly understand and experience the ongoing peace process.

This year, we are very pleased to center the event on what Northern Ireland can teach us in this moment of division. The Forum will involve three panel discussions centered on navigating divided societies, the multifaceted role of migrants from the island of Ireland in American history, and public history in divided societies. The event will be opened by a welcome from the deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland, Emma Little-Pengelly, on behalf of the Executive of Northern Ireland and closed by the Right Honorable Hilary Benn MP, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.

We are also very pleased to acknowledge the encouragement and generous assistance of our supporters:

The Northern Ireland Bureau
The Northern Ireland Office
The Embassy of Ireland
The Washington Ireland Program
The John and Pat Hume Foundation
The Helfat Family
The School of International Service, American University
The Transatlantic Policy Center, American University

Sponsors

American University School of Public Affairs
Georgetown University’s Global Irish Studies Program
Ulster University