CCBC at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington

Our Director Anthony Soares was the moderator of Panel 2: “Lessons Learned for the Strand 2 Implementation Bodies” at yesterday’s United States Institute of Peace event in Washington.

Also on the panel were Sharon McMahon (Chief Executive at Loughs Agency), John McDonagh (Chief Executive at Waterways Ireland), Gina McIntyre (Chief Executive at Special EU Programmes Body – SEUPB) and Professor Duncan Morrow (Director of Community Engagement at Ulster University).

Seán Ó Coinn (Chief Executive Officer/Príomhfheidhmeannach of Foras na Gaeilge) also attended the event.

Earlier, Panel 1 “Northern Ireland, Looking Back, Looking Ahead” involved
* Sharon Hudson-Dean (Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs at U.S. Department of State)
* Joe Kennedy III (U.S. Special Envoy to Northern Ireland for Economic Affairs at U.S. Department of State)
* Fionnuala Quinlan (Deputy Head of Mission at Embassy & Consulates of Ireland USA)
* Nick Alton (Political Counselor at British Embassy/UK in USA), and
* Richard Cushnie (Director at Northern Ireland Bureau).