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For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/Senator_Mitchell_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="Senator Mitchell (disambiguation)">Senator Mitchell (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style>George John Mitchell Jr. (born August 20, 1933)<a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a> is an American politician, diplomat, and lawyer. A leading member of the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic Party</a>, he served as a <a href="/wiki/United_States_senator" class="mw-redirect" title="United States senator">United States senator</a> from <a href="/wiki/Maine" title="Maine">Maine</a> from 1980 to 1995, and as <a href="/wiki/Party_leaders_of_the_United_States_Senate" title="Party leaders of the United States Senate">Senate Majority Leader</a> from 1989 to 1995. After retiring from the Senate, Mitchell played a leading role in negotiations for peace in <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_peace_process" title="Northern Ireland peace process">Northern Ireland</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Peace_process_in_the_Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_conflict" class="mw-redirect" title="Peace process in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict">Middle East</a>. He was appointed <a href="/wiki/United_States_Special_Envoy_for_Northern_Ireland" title="United States Special Envoy for Northern Ireland">United States Special Envoy for Northern Ireland</a> (1995–2001) by President <a href="/wiki/Bill_Clinton" title="Bill Clinton">Clinton</a> and as United States Special Envoy for Middle East Peace (2009–2011) by President <a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a>. <table class="infobox vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size: 100%;"><div class="fn" style="font-size:125%;">George Mitchell</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><a href="/wiki/File:George_John_Mitchell.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/George_John_Mitchell.jpg/220px-George_John_Mitchell.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="255" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/George_John_Mitchell.jpg/330px-George_John_Mitchell.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/George_John_Mitchell.jpg/440px-George_John_Mitchell.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2469" data-file-height="2867"></a><div class="infobox-caption" style="line-height:normal;padding-top:0.2em;">Mitchell in 1980</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Ambassadors_of_the_United_States" title="Ambassadors of the United States">United States Special Envoy</a> for <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_peace_talks" class="mw-redirect" title="2010–11 Israeli–Palestinian peace talks">Middle East Peace</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none">In office January 22, 2009 – May 13, 2011</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">President</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Preceded by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Zinni" title="Anthony Zinni">Anthony Zinni</a> (2003)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Succeeded by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/David_Hale_(diplomat)" title="David Hale (diplomat)">David Hale</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Vice Chair of the <a href="/wiki/9/11_Commission" title="9/11 Commission">9/11 Commission</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none">In office November 27, 2002 – December 11, 2002<a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">President</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush">George W. Bush</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Preceded by</th><td class="infobox-data">Position established</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Succeeded by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Lee_Hamilton" title="Lee Hamilton">Lee Hamilton</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">8th <a href="/wiki/List_of_Chancellors_of_the_Queen%27s_University,_Belfast" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Chancellors of the Queen's University, Belfast">Chancellor of the Queen's University, Belfast</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none">In office May 5, 1999 – March 29, 2009</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Preceded by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/David_Orr_(businessman)" title="David Orr (businessman)">David Orr</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Succeeded by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kamalesh_Sharma" title="Kamalesh Sharma">Kamalesh Sharma</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Special_Envoy_for_Northern_Ireland" title="United States Special Envoy for Northern Ireland">United States Special Envoy for Northern Ireland</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none">In office January 3, 1995 – January 20, 2001</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">President</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Clinton" title="Bill Clinton">Bill Clinton</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Preceded by</th><td class="infobox-data">Position established</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Succeeded by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Richard_N._Haass" title="Richard N. 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Stennis">John C. Stennis</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Preceded by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Hubert_Humphrey" title="Hubert Humphrey">Hubert Humphrey</a> (1978)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Succeeded by</th><td class="infobox-data">Vacant</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">United States Senator</a> from <a href="/wiki/Maine" title="Maine">Maine</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none">In office May 17, 1980 – January 3, 1995</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Preceded by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Edmund_Muskie" title="Edmund Muskie">Edmund Muskie</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Succeeded by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Olympia_Snowe" title="Olympia Snowe">Olympia Snowe</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Judge of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Maine" title="United States District Court for the District of Maine">United States District Court for the District of Maine</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none">In office October 5, 1979 – May 16, 1980</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Appointed by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Carter" title="Jimmy Carter">Jimmy Carter</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Preceded by</th><td class="infobox-data">Seat established</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Succeeded by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Conrad_K._Cyr" title="Conrad K. Cyr">Conrad K. Cyr</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Attorney" title="United States Attorney">United States Attorney</a> for the <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Maine" title="United States District Court for the District of Maine">District of Maine</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none">In office 1977–1979</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">President</th><td class="infobox-data">Jimmy Carter</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Preceded by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/S._Peter_Mills_Jr." title="S. Peter Mills Jr.">S. Peter Mills Jr.</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Succeeded by</th><td class="infobox-data">James Brannigan</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">George John Mitchell Jr.</div> (1933-08-20) August 20, 1933 (age 91) <a href="/wiki/Waterville,_Maine" title="Waterville, Maine">Waterville, Maine</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouses</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output 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class="listen-file-header"><a href="/wiki/File:Senate_Majority_Leader_George_J._Mitchell_Urges_the_George_H.W._Bush_Administration_to_Take_Stronger_Leadership_on_Climate_Change.ogg" title="File:Senate Majority Leader George J. Mitchell Urges the George H.W. Bush Administration to Take Stronger Leadership on Climate Change.ogg">George J. Mitchell's voice</a></div> <div><audio id="mwe_player_0" controls="" preload="none" data-mw-tmh="" class="mw-file-element" width="215" style="width:215px;" data-durationhint="246" data-mwtitle="Senate_Majority_Leader_George_J._Mitchell_Urges_the_George_H.W._Bush_Administration_to_Take_Stronger_Leadership_on_Climate_Change.ogg" data-mwprovider="wikimediacommons"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b7/Senate_Majority_Leader_George_J._Mitchell_Urges_the_George_H.W._Bush_Administration_to_Take_Stronger_Leadership_on_Climate_Change.ogg/Senate_Majority_Leader_George_J._Mitchell_Urges_the_George_H.W._Bush_Administration_to_Take_Stronger_Leadership_on_Climate_Change.ogg.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" data-transcodekey="mp3" data-width="0" data-height="0"></source><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b7/Senate_Majority_Leader_George_J._Mitchell_Urges_the_George_H.W._Bush_Administration_to_Take_Stronger_Leadership_on_Climate_Change.ogg" type='audio/ogg; codecs="vorbis"' data-width="0" data-height="0"></source></audio></div> <div class="description">George J. Mitchell urges the <a href="/wiki/Presidency_of_George_H._W._Bush" title="Presidency of George H. W. Bush">George H. W. Bush administration</a> to take a stronger lead on <a href="/wiki/Climate_change" title="Climate change">climate change</a> Recorded February 18, 1992</div></div></div></div> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> Mitchell was a primary architect of the 1996 <a href="/wiki/Mitchell_Principles" title="Mitchell Principles">Mitchell Principles</a> and the 1998 <a href="/wiki/Good_Friday_Agreement" title="Good Friday Agreement">Good Friday Agreement</a> in Northern Ireland, and was the main investigator in two "Mitchell Reports": one on the <a href="/wiki/Mitchell_Report_(Arab%E2%80%93Israeli_conflict)" title="Mitchell Report (Arab–Israeli conflict)">Arab–Israeli conflict</a> (2001); and one on the <a href="/wiki/Mitchell_Report" title="Mitchell Report">use of performance-enhancing drugs in baseball</a> (2007). Mitchell served as chairman of <a href="/wiki/The_Walt_Disney_Company" title="The Walt Disney Company">the Walt Disney Company</a> from 2004 until 2007, and later as <a href="/wiki/Chair_(official)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chair (official)">chairman</a> of the international <a href="/wiki/Law_firm" title="Law firm">law firm</a> <a href="/wiki/DLA_Piper" title="DLA Piper">DLA Piper</a>. He was the <a href="/wiki/Chancellor_(education)" title="Chancellor (education)">Chancellor</a> of <a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_University_Belfast" title="Queen's University Belfast">Queen's University</a> in <a href="/wiki/Belfast" title="Belfast">Belfast</a>, <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland" title="Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland</a>, from 1999 to 2009. Mitchell also has served as a co-chair of the Housing Commission at the <a href="/wiki/Bipartisan_Policy_Center" title="Bipartisan Policy Center">Bipartisan Policy Center</a>.<a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a> He is one of the few people in modern times <a href="/wiki/List_of_people_who_have_served_in_all_three_branches_of_the_United_States_federal_government" class="mw-redirect" title="List of people who have served in all three branches of the United States federal government">to have served in the executive, legislative and judicial branches of the federal government</a>. <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none"><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Early_life">1 Early life</a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-2"><a href="#Origins">1.1 Origins</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="#Education_and_military_service">1.2 Education and military service</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="#Political_career">2 Political career</a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="#Early_legal_career">2.1 Early legal career</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="#From_judge_to_senator">2.2 From judge to senator</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="#Senate_Majority_Leader">2.3 Senate Majority Leader</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8"><a href="#Political_leanings">2.4 Political leanings</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-9"><a href="#After_the_Senate">3 After the Senate</a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-10"><a href="#Democratic_politics">3.1 Democratic politics</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-11"><a href="#Education">3.2 Education</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-12"><a href="#Mitchell_Report_(Arab%E2%80%93Israeli_conflict)">3.3 Mitchell Report (Arab–Israeli conflict)</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-13"><a href="#United_Nations">3.4 United Nations</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-14"><a href="#World_Justice_Project">3.5 World Justice Project</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-15"><a href="#Northern_Ireland_peace_process">3.6 Northern Ireland peace process</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-16"><a href="#Chairman_of_Disney">3.7 Chairman of Disney</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-17"><a href="#Baseball's_steroids_investigation">3.8 Baseball's steroids investigation</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-18"><a href="#Special_Envoy_for_Middle_East_Peace">3.9 Special Envoy for Middle East Peace</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-19"><a href="#San_Bruno_pipeline_explosion">3.10 San Bruno pipeline explosion</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-20"><a href="#Consultant_and_advisor">3.11 Consultant and advisor</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-21"><a href="#Personal_life">4 Personal life</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-22"><a href="#Epstein_scandal">5 Epstein scandal</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-23"><a href="#Awards_and_honors">6 Awards and honors</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-24"><a href="#Books">7 Books</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-25"><a href="#See_also">8 See also</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-26"><a href="#References">9 References</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-27"><a href="#Further_reading">10 Further reading</a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-28"><a href="#Fiction">10.1 Fiction</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-29"><a href="#External_links">11 External links</a></li> </ul> </div> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(1)"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=George_J._Mitchell&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-1 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-1"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Origins">Origins</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=George_J._Mitchell&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Origins" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> Mitchell was born in <a href="/wiki/Waterville,_Maine" title="Waterville, Maine">Waterville, Maine</a>. His father, George John Mitchell Sr. (born Joseph Kilroy), was born in Ireland and adopted by a <a href="/wiki/Lebanese_Americans" title="Lebanese Americans">Lebanese American</a> when he was orphaned.<a href="#cite_note-Middle_East_Envoy_George_Mitchell-4">[4]</a><a href="#cite_note-:2-5">[5]</a> Mitchell's father was a janitor at <a href="/wiki/Colby_College" title="Colby College">Colby College</a> in Waterville, where Mitchell was raised. Mitchell's mother, Mary (née Saad), was a textile worker who immigrated to the United States in 1920 from <a href="/wiki/Bkassine" title="Bkassine">Bkassine</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lebanon" title="Lebanon">Lebanon</a>, at the age of eighteen.<a href="#cite_note-:2-5">[5]</a><a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a> Mitchell was raised a <a href="/wiki/Maronite_Church" title="Maronite Church">Maronite Catholic</a> and in his childhood served as an altar boy at St. Joseph's Maronite Church in Maine.<a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a><a href="#cite_note-findarticles-8">[8]</a> Throughout junior high school and high school, he worked as a janitor.<a href="#cite_note-George_Mitchell_Interview-9">[9]</a> In the family of five children, all three of his brothers were athletes; though a talented student as a child, he found himself overshadowed by his brothers' athletic achievements.<a href="#cite_note-George_Mitchell_Interview-9">[9]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Education_and_military_service">Education and military service</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=George_J._Mitchell&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Education and military service" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> After graduating from high school at the age of sixteen,<a href="#cite_note-Middle_East_Envoy_George_Mitchell-4">[4]</a> Mitchell attended <a href="/wiki/Bowdoin_College" title="Bowdoin College">Bowdoin College</a> in <a href="/wiki/Brunswick,_Maine" title="Brunswick, Maine">Brunswick, Maine</a>, where he worked several jobs and played on the basketball team.<a href="#cite_note-Middle_East_Envoy_George_Mitchell-4">[4]</a> He graduated with a <a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Arts" title="Bachelor of Arts">Bachelor of Arts</a> degree in 1954, intending to attend graduate school and then teach, but instead served in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a> from 1954 to 1956, rising to <a href="/wiki/First_lieutenant" title="First lieutenant">first lieutenant</a>. In 1961, Mitchell received his <a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Laws" title="Bachelor of Laws">Bachelor of Laws</a> from <a href="/wiki/Georgetown_University_Law_Center" title="Georgetown University Law Center">Georgetown University Law Center</a> by attending its part-time program at night. He has since received an honorary <a href="/wiki/Doctor_of_Laws" class="mw-redirect" title="Doctor of Laws">Doctor of Laws</a> degree from <a href="/wiki/Bates_College" title="Bates College">Bates College</a>. </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(2)"><h2 id="Political_career">Political career</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=George_J._Mitchell&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Political career" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-2 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-2"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_legal_career">Early legal career</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=George_J._Mitchell&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Early legal career" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> After having performed well academically at Georgetown, Mitchell served as a trial attorney for the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Justice_Antitrust_Division" title="United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division">Antitrust Division</a> of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Justice" title="United States Department of Justice">United States Department of Justice</a> in Washington from 1960 to 1962, and then as executive assistant to Senator <a href="/wiki/Edmund_S._Muskie" class="mw-redirect" title="Edmund S. Muskie">Edmund S. Muskie</a> from 1962 to 1965, where he first gained interest in the political world.<a href="#cite_note-George_Mitchell_Interview-9">[9]</a> Afterwards, Mitchell practiced law with Jensen & Baird<a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a> in <a href="/wiki/Portland,_Maine" title="Portland, Maine">Portland, Maine</a>, from 1965 to 1977 and was assistant county attorney for <a href="/wiki/Cumberland_County,_Maine" title="Cumberland County, Maine">Cumberland County, Maine</a>, in 1971. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="From_judge_to_senator">From judge to senator</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=George_J._Mitchell&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: From judge to senator" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> In 1974 Mitchell won the Democratic nomination for <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Maine" title="Governor of Maine">governor of Maine</a>, defeating <a href="/wiki/Joseph_E._Brennan" title="Joseph E. Brennan">Joseph E. Brennan</a>. He lost in the <a href="/wiki/1974_Maine_gubernatorial_election" title="1974 Maine gubernatorial election">general election</a> to independent candidate <a href="/wiki/James_B._Longley" title="James B. Longley">James B. Longley</a>, but was appointed <a href="/wiki/United_States_Attorney" title="United States Attorney">United States Attorney</a> for Maine by President <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Carter" title="Jimmy Carter">Jimmy Carter</a> in 1977. Mitchell served in that capacity from 1977 to 1979. Mitchell was nominated by President Carter on July 31, 1979, to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Maine" title="United States District Court for the District of Maine">United States District Court for the District of Maine</a>, to a new seat authorized by 92 Stat. 1629. He was confirmed by the Senate on October 4, 1979, and received his commission on October 5, 1979. His service terminated on May 16, 1980, due to his resignation. Mitchell was appointed to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">United States Senate</a> in May 1980 by the governor of Maine, <a href="/wiki/Joseph_E._Brennan" title="Joseph E. Brennan">Joseph Brennan</a>, when <a href="/wiki/Edmund_Muskie" title="Edmund Muskie">Edmund Muskie</a> resigned to become <a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_State" title="United States Secretary of State">US Secretary of State</a>. After serving out the remainder of Muskie's term, Mitchell was elected to his first full term <a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maine" title="1982 United States Senate election in Maine">in 1982</a> by 99,937 votes against Congressman <a href="/wiki/David_Emery" class="mw-redirect" title="David Emery">David Emery</a>, and rose quickly in the Senate Democratic leadership. He was elected as the chair of the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Senatorial_Campaign_Committee" title="Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee">Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee</a> in 1984, helping the Democrats regain control of the Senate in 1986 with a net eight new seats and a 55–45 majority in the Senate. He served as <a href="/wiki/Deputy_President_pro_tempore" class="mw-redirect" title="Deputy President pro tempore">Deputy President pro tempore</a> in the <a href="/wiki/100th_United_States_Congress" title="100th United States Congress">100th United States Congress</a>, because of the illness of president pro tempore <a href="/wiki/John_C._Stennis" title="John C. Stennis">John C. Stennis</a>, and remains the only senator other than <a href="/wiki/Hubert_Humphrey" title="Hubert Humphrey">Hubert Humphrey</a> to have held that post. The position of deputy president pro tempore was created specifically to be held by a current senator who is a former president or former vice president of the United States. Humphrey is a former vice president of the United States and Mitchell is the only person to have been deputy president pro tempore who has never held one or both of the two highest offices of the US government. <a href="/wiki/1988_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maine" title="1988 United States Senate election in Maine">In 1988</a> Mitchell was reelected by 348,417 votes, the largest margin of victory in a Senate election that year and the largest majority ever for a senator from Maine. <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:George_Mitchell_in_Tel_Aviv_July_26,_2009.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/George_Mitchell_in_Tel_Aviv_July_26%2C_2009.jpg/225px-George_Mitchell_in_Tel_Aviv_July_26%2C_2009.jpg" decoding="async" width="225" height="295" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="725" data-file-height="951"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 225px;height: 295px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/George_Mitchell_in_Tel_Aviv_July_26%2C_2009.jpg/225px-George_Mitchell_in_Tel_Aviv_July_26%2C_2009.jpg" data-width="225" data-height="295" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/George_Mitchell_in_Tel_Aviv_July_26%2C_2009.jpg/338px-George_Mitchell_in_Tel_Aviv_July_26%2C_2009.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/George_Mitchell_in_Tel_Aviv_July_26%2C_2009.jpg/450px-George_Mitchell_in_Tel_Aviv_July_26%2C_2009.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a><figcaption>Mitchell in 2009</figcaption></figure> Mitchell voted in favor of the <a href="/wiki/Passage_of_Martin_Luther_King_Jr._Day" title="Passage of Martin Luther King Jr. Day">bill</a> establishing <a href="/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_Jr._Day" title="Martin Luther King Jr. Day">Martin Luther King Jr. Day</a> as a <a href="/wiki/Federal_holidays_in_the_United_States" title="Federal holidays in the United States">federal holiday</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Civil_Rights_Restoration_Act_of_1987" title="Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987">Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987</a> (as well as to override <a href="/wiki/Ronald_Reagan" title="Ronald Reagan">President Reagan</a>'s veto).<a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a><a href="#cite_note-12">[12]</a><a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a> Mitchell voted against the nominations of <a href="/wiki/Robert_Bork_Supreme_Court_nomination" title="Robert Bork Supreme Court nomination">Robert Bork</a> and <a href="/wiki/Clarence_Thomas_Supreme_Court_nomination" title="Clarence Thomas Supreme Court nomination">Clarence Thomas</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States" title="Supreme Court of the United States">U.S. Supreme Court</a>, stating explicitly that he believed Thomas' nomination constituted a <a href="/wiki/Racial_quota" title="Racial quota">racial quota</a>.<a href="#cite_note-14">[14]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Senate_Majority_Leader">Senate Majority Leader</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=George_J._Mitchell&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Senate Majority Leader" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> Mitchell served as <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate_Majority_Leader" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Senate Majority Leader">Senate Majority Leader</a> from 1989 to 1995. While in this role, Mitchell led the movement to reauthorize the <a href="/wiki/Clean_Air_Act_(United_States)" title="Clean Air Act (United States)">Clean Air Act</a> in 1990 and pass the <a href="/wiki/Americans_with_Disabilities_Act_of_1990" title="Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990">Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990</a>. Additionally, under his leadership, the Senate approved the <a href="/wiki/North_American_Free_Trade_Agreement" title="North American Free Trade Agreement">North American Free Trade Agreement</a> and the formation of the <a href="/wiki/World_Trade_Organization" title="World Trade Organization">World Trade Organization</a>. In 1994, Mitchell turned down an offer of appointment by President <a href="/wiki/Bill_Clinton" title="Bill Clinton">Bill Clinton</a> to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Supreme_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Supreme Court">United States Supreme Court</a>,<a href="#cite_note-Middle_East_Envoy_George_Mitchell-4">[4]</a> to replace the retiring <a href="/wiki/Harry_A._Blackmun" class="mw-redirect" title="Harry A. Blackmun">Harry A. Blackmun</a> so that he could continue helping with efforts in the Senate to pass significant health-care legislation. The seat ultimately went to <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Breyer" title="Stephen Breyer">Stephen Breyer</a>. Nevertheless, Congress was not able to pass any significant health-care legislation at the time, and Mitchell did not run for reelection in <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate_election_in_Maine,_1994" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Senate election in Maine, 1994">1994</a>. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Political_leanings">Political leanings</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=George_J._Mitchell&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Political leanings" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> For 1994, Mitchell's last year in the Senate, the <a href="/wiki/American_Conservative_Union" title="American Conservative Union">American Conservative Union</a> gave him a rating of 0.00 on a scale of 0 to 100, with 100 being most conservative.<a href="#cite_note-15">[15]</a> For the same year, the <a href="/wiki/Americans_for_Democratic_Action" title="Americans for Democratic Action">Americans for Democratic Action</a> gave him a score of 90 on a scale of 0 to 100, with 100 being most liberal.<a href="#cite_note-16">[16]</a> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(3)"><h2 id="After_the_Senate">After the Senate</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=George_J._Mitchell&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: After the Senate" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-3 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-3"> Mitchell has served as a director of companies including <a href="/wiki/Walt_Disney_Company" class="mw-redirect" title="Walt Disney Company">Walt Disney Company</a>; <a href="/wiki/FedEx" title="FedEx">FedEx</a>; <a href="/wiki/Xerox" title="Xerox">Xerox</a>; <a href="/wiki/Unilever" title="Unilever">Unilever</a>; <a href="/wiki/Staples,_Inc." class="mw-redirect" title="Staples, Inc.">Staples, Inc.</a>; <a href="/wiki/Starwood_Hotels_and_Resorts" title="Starwood Hotels and Resorts">Starwood</a>; and the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> baseball team. After leaving the Senate, Mitchell joined the Washington, D.C., law firm <a href="/wiki/DLA_Piper#Piper_Rudnick_and_American_predecessor_firms" title="DLA Piper">Verner, Liipfert, Bernhard, McPherson and Hand</a>; he later became the firm's chairman. He was criticized for <a href="/wiki/Lobbying" title="Lobbying">lobbying</a> on behalf of the firm's <a href="/wiki/Big_Tobacco" title="Big Tobacco">Big Tobacco</a> clients.<a href="#cite_note-17">[17]</a><a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a> He is also senior counsel to <a href="/w/index.php?title=Preti,_Flaherty,_Beliveau,_Pachios&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau, Pachios (page does not exist)">Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau, Pachios</a>, Orlick & Haley in Portland, Maine. He is partner and chairman of the Global Board of <a href="/wiki/DLA_Piper" title="DLA Piper">DLA Piper</a>, US LLP, a global law firm. Mitchell served as an Advisor of <a href="/wiki/ZeniMax_Media" title="ZeniMax Media">ZeniMax Media</a> Inc.<a href="#cite_note-19">[19]</a> He has also served on the advisory board of <a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Iris_Network&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="The Iris Network (page does not exist)">The Iris Network</a>, a nonprofit blindness rehabilitation agency in Portland.<a href="#cite_note-20">[20]</a> In 2007, Mitchell joined fellow former Senate Majority Leaders <a href="/wiki/Howard_Baker" title="Howard Baker">Howard Baker</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bob_Dole" title="Bob Dole">Bob Dole</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Tom_Daschle" title="Tom Daschle">Tom Daschle</a> to found the <a href="/wiki/Bipartisan_Policy_Center" title="Bipartisan Policy Center">Bipartisan Policy Center</a>, a non-profit think tank that works to develop policies suitable for bipartisan support.<a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Democratic_politics">Democratic politics</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=George_J._Mitchell&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Democratic politics" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:GeorgeJMitchellPortrait.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/GeorgeJMitchellPortrait.jpg/220px-GeorgeJMitchellPortrait.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="314" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="427" data-file-height="610"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 314px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/GeorgeJMitchellPortrait.jpg/220px-GeorgeJMitchellPortrait.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="314" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/GeorgeJMitchellPortrait.jpg/330px-GeorgeJMitchellPortrait.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/57/GeorgeJMitchellPortrait.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a><figcaption>Senate portrait of Majority Leader George Mitchell</figcaption></figure> Mitchell was reportedly among those considered by <a href="/wiki/Al_Gore" title="Al Gore">Al Gore</a> as a <a href="/wiki/Running_mate" title="Running mate">running mate</a> for his <a href="/wiki/Al_Gore_presidential_campaign,_2000" class="mw-redirect" title="Al Gore presidential campaign, 2000">2000 presidential run</a>, but Gore selected <a href="/wiki/Joe_Lieberman" title="Joe Lieberman">Joe Lieberman</a>.<a href="#cite_note-22">[22]</a> Had Mitchell been nominated and had the Democratic ticket won that year, he would have been the first <a href="/wiki/Lebanese_American" class="mw-redirect" title="Lebanese American">Lebanese American</a> to serve as the <a href="/wiki/Vice_President_of_the_United_States" title="Vice President of the United States">vice president of the United States</a>, and only the second vice president from Maine, after <a href="/wiki/Hannibal_Hamlin" title="Hannibal Hamlin">Hannibal Hamlin</a>. He also was mentioned in both 2000 and in 2004 as a potential <a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_State" title="United States Secretary of State">secretary of state</a> for a Democratic administration, due to his role as Senate Leader and the Good Friday agreements. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Education">Education</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=George_J._Mitchell&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Education" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> Since 2002, Mitchell has been a senior fellow and senior research scholar at <a href="/wiki/Columbia_University" title="Columbia University">Columbia University</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Center_for_International_Conflict_Resolution" class="mw-redirect" title="Center for International Conflict Resolution">Center for International Conflict Resolution</a>, where he works to help end or avert conflicts between nations. He was the chancellor of the <a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_University_of_Belfast" class="mw-redirect" title="Queen's University of Belfast">Queen's University of Belfast</a>, <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland" title="Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland</a>, until his resignation in April 2009, and namesake of the <a href="/wiki/George_J._Mitchell_Scholarship" class="mw-redirect" title="George J. Mitchell Scholarship">George J. Mitchell Scholarship</a>, which sponsors graduate study for twelve Americans each year in the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" title="Republic of Ireland">Republic of Ireland</a> and Northern Ireland. He is the founder of the <a href="/wiki/Mitchell_Institute" class="mw-redirect" title="Mitchell Institute">Mitchell Institute</a>, in <a href="/wiki/Portland,_Maine" title="Portland, Maine">Portland, Maine</a>, whose mission is to increase the likelihood that young people from every community in Maine will aspire to, pursue and achieve a college education.<a href="#cite_note-23">[23]</a> In 2007, he became a visiting <a href="/wiki/Professor" title="Professor">Professor</a> in <a href="/wiki/Leeds_Metropolitan_University" class="mw-redirect" title="Leeds Metropolitan University">Leeds Metropolitan University</a>'s School of Applied Global Ethics, and the university is developing a new Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution bearing his name.<a href="#cite_note-24">[24]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mitchell_Report_(Arab–Israeli_conflict)">Mitchell Report (Arab–Israeli conflict)</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=George_J._Mitchell&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Mitchell Report (Arab–Israeli conflict)" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Mitchell_Report_(Arab%E2%80%93Israeli_conflict)" title="Mitchell Report (Arab–Israeli conflict)">Mitchell Report (Arab–Israeli conflict)</a></div> Mitchell led an American fact-finding commission initiated under President <a href="/wiki/Bill_Clinton" title="Bill Clinton">Bill Clinton</a> in 2000 intended to find solutions for solving the situation between <a href="/wiki/Israel" title="Israel">Israel</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Palestinians" title="Palestinians">Palestinians</a>. Mitchell's <a href="/wiki/Mitchell_Report_(Arab%E2%80%93Israeli_conflict)" title="Mitchell Report (Arab–Israeli conflict)">report</a>, published in 2001, stressed the need for Israel to halt the expansion of its settlements in the Palestinian territories and for the Palestinians to prevent violence. Interest in the report was renewed when Mitchell was named Special Envoy for Middle East Peace in 2009.<a href="#cite_note-25">[25]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_Nations">United Nations</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=George_J._Mitchell&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: United Nations" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> Mitchell served as co-chairman (with <a href="/wiki/Newt_Gingrich" title="Newt Gingrich">Newt Gingrich</a>) of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_and_the_United_Nations#U.S._Congress_looks_into_reform_of_U.N." title="United States and the United Nations">Congressionally mandated Task Force on the United Nations</a>, which released its findings and recommendations on June 15, 2005, after having been formed that January. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="World_Justice_Project">World Justice Project</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=George_J._Mitchell&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: World Justice Project" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> George J. Mitchell serves as an Honorary Co-chair for the <a href="/wiki/World_Justice_Project" title="World Justice Project">World Justice Project</a>. The World Justice Project works to lead a global, multidisciplinary effort to strengthen the <a href="/wiki/Rule_of_Law" class="mw-redirect" title="Rule of Law">Rule of Law</a> for the development of communities of opportunity and equity. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Northern_Ireland_peace_process">Northern Ireland peace process</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=George_J._Mitchell&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Northern Ireland peace process" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Senator_George_J._Mitchell_Institute_for_Global_Peace,_Security_and_Justice.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/The_Senator_George_J._Mitchell_Institute_for_Global_Peace%2C_Security_and_Justice.jpg/220px-The_Senator_George_J._Mitchell_Institute_for_Global_Peace%2C_Security_and_Justice.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="295" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2315" data-file-height="3108"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 295px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/The_Senator_George_J._Mitchell_Institute_for_Global_Peace%2C_Security_and_Justice.jpg/220px-The_Senator_George_J._Mitchell_Institute_for_Global_Peace%2C_Security_and_Justice.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="295" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/The_Senator_George_J._Mitchell_Institute_for_Global_Peace%2C_Security_and_Justice.jpg/330px-The_Senator_George_J._Mitchell_Institute_for_Global_Peace%2C_Security_and_Justice.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/The_Senator_George_J._Mitchell_Institute_for_Global_Peace%2C_Security_and_Justice.jpg/440px-The_Senator_George_J._Mitchell_Institute_for_Global_Peace%2C_Security_and_Justice.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a><figcaption>The Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security & Justice, established in 2016 at <a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_University_Belfast" title="Queen's University Belfast">Queen's University Belfast</a></figcaption></figure> Since 1995, Mitchell has been active in the <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_peace_process" title="Northern Ireland peace process">Northern Ireland peace process</a>, having served as the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Special_Envoy_for_Northern_Ireland" title="United States Special Envoy for Northern Ireland">United States Special Envoy for Northern Ireland</a> under President <a href="/wiki/Bill_Clinton" title="Bill Clinton">Bill Clinton</a>. He first led an international body to review options for <a href="/wiki/Decommissioning_in_Northern_Ireland" title="Decommissioning in Northern Ireland">paramilitary arms decommissioning</a>, which produced the <a href="/wiki/Mitchell_Principles" title="Mitchell Principles">Mitchell Principles</a> that regulated access to subsequent all-party peace talks. Mitchell then co-chaired the all-party talks, leading to the <a href="/wiki/Belfast_Agreement" class="mw-redirect" title="Belfast Agreement">Belfast Agreement</a>, signed on Good Friday 1998 (known since as the "Good Friday Agreement"). Mitchell's mediation between the parties was crucial to the success of the talks.<a href="#cite_note-26">[26]</a> He was succeeded as special envoy by <a href="/wiki/Richard_Haass" class="mw-redirect" title="Richard Haass">Richard Haass</a>.<a href="#cite_note-27">[27]</a> For his leadership in the Northern Ireland peace negotiations, Mitchell was awarded the <a href="/wiki/Liberty_Medal" title="Liberty Medal">Liberty Medal</a> (on July 4, 1998) and the <a href="/wiki/Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom" title="Presidential Medal of Freedom">Presidential Medal of Freedom</a> (on March 17, 1999). In accepting the Liberty Medal, he stated: "I believe there's no such thing as a conflict that can't be ended. They're created and sustained by human beings. They can be ended by human beings. No matter how ancient the conflict, no matter how hateful, no matter how hurtful, peace can prevail."<a href="#cite_note-28">[28]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Chairman_of_Disney">Chairman of Disney</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=George_J._Mitchell&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Chairman of Disney" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> On March 4, 2004, Disney's <a href="/wiki/Board_of_directors" title="Board of directors">board of directors</a>, on which Mitchell had served since 1995, named him <a href="/wiki/Michael_Eisner" title="Michael Eisner">Michael Eisner</a>'s replacement as <a href="/wiki/Board_of_directors" title="Board of directors">Chairman of the Board</a> after 43% of the company's shares were voted against Eisner's reelection (35% was the minimum for disposal). Mitchell himself received a 24% negative vote,<a href="#cite_note-holson-29">[29]</a> a fact that led dissident Disney shareholders <a href="/wiki/Roy_E._Disney" title="Roy E. Disney">Roy E. Disney</a> and <a href="/wiki/Stanley_Gold" title="Stanley Gold">Stanley Gold</a> to criticize the appointment of Mitchell, whom they saw as Eisner's puppet. Having already served on the boards of companies including <a href="/wiki/Xerox" title="Xerox">Xerox</a>, <a href="/wiki/Starwood_Hotels_and_Resorts" title="Starwood Hotels and Resorts">Starwood</a>, <a href="/wiki/FedEx" title="FedEx">FedEx</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Staples,_Inc." class="mw-redirect" title="Staples, Inc.">Staples, Inc.</a>, Mitchell assumed his new role at a particularly tumultuous time in the company's history, needing to face such issues as <a href="/wiki/Comcast" title="Comcast">Comcast</a>'s hostile takeover attempts and a possible split with <a href="/wiki/Pixar" title="Pixar">Pixar</a>.<a href="#cite_note-holson-29">[29]</a> Mitchell played an important role in the selection of <a href="/wiki/Robert_A._Iger" class="mw-redirect" title="Robert A. Iger">Robert A. Iger</a> as Eisner's successor as CEO in 2005.<a href="#cite_note-holson-29">[29]</a> On June 28, 2006, Disney announced that its board had elected one of its members, <a href="/wiki/John_Pepper_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="John Pepper Jr.">John Pepper Jr.</a>, former CEO of <a href="/wiki/Procter_%26_Gamble" title="Procter & Gamble">Procter & Gamble</a>, to replace Mitchell as chairman effective January 1, 2007.<a href="#cite_note-30">[30]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Baseball's_steroids_investigation">Baseball's steroids investigation</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=George_J._Mitchell&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Baseball's steroids investigation" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Mitchell_Report_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mitchell Report (baseball)">Mitchell Report (baseball)</a></div> In 2006, Mitchell was tapped by <a href="/wiki/Commissioner_of_Baseball" title="Commissioner of Baseball">MLB Commissioner</a> <a href="/wiki/Bud_Selig" title="Bud Selig">Bud Selig</a> to lead an investigation into the use of performance-enhancing drugs by <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> players. The investigation derived largely from charges against <a href="/wiki/Barry_Bonds" title="Barry Bonds">Barry Bonds</a>, and revelations in the <a href="/wiki/Bay_Area_Laboratory_Co-Operative" class="mw-redirect" title="Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative">Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative</a> (BALCO) trials of <a href="/wiki/Victor_Conte" title="Victor Conte">Victor Conte</a> and <a href="/wiki/Greg_Anderson_(trainer)" title="Greg Anderson (trainer)">Greg Anderson</a>. Selig has said that revelations brought forth in the 2005 book <a href="/wiki/Game_of_Shadows" title="Game of Shadows">Game of Shadows</a> were, by way of calling attention to the issue, in part responsible for the league's decision to commission an independent investigation. To this day Mitchell is known to have held meetings with only two active players, <a href="/wiki/Jason_Giambi" title="Jason Giambi">Jason Giambi</a>, who was ordered to meet Mitchell by Commissioner Selig in light of his public admissions on the issue, and one additional player whose name was initially not made public but was later revealed to be <a href="/wiki/Frank_Thomas_(designated_hitter)" title="Frank Thomas (designated hitter)">Frank Thomas</a>.<a href="#cite_note-31">[31]</a> Mitchell did however hold extensive meetings with several known steroid dealers, club attendants, personal trainers, and others who had ties to all players named in the report. Even though the union that protects the players had pressured all but Giambi and Thomas into maintaining the culture of silence that had helped the drug problem remain a secret, there was plenty of other evidence against those named in his report. Mitchell released a 409-page <a href="/wiki/Mitchell_Report_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mitchell Report (baseball)">report</a> of his findings on December 13, 2007.<a href="#cite_note-32">[32]</a> The report includes the names of 89 former and current players for whom it claims evidence of use of steroids or other prohibited substances exists. This list includes names of <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" title="Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award">Most Valuable Players</a> and <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="Major League Baseball All-Star Game">All-Stars</a>, such as <a href="/wiki/Roger_Clemens" title="Roger Clemens">Roger Clemens</a>, <a href="/wiki/Andy_Pettitte" title="Andy Pettitte">Andy Pettitte</a>, <a href="/wiki/Miguel_Tejada" title="Miguel Tejada">Miguel Tejada</a>, <a href="/wiki/Denny_Neagle" title="Denny Neagle">Denny Neagle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paul_Lo_Duca" title="Paul Lo Duca">Paul Lo Duca</a>, <a href="/wiki/David_Justice" title="David Justice">David Justice</a>, <a href="/wiki/Barry_Bonds" title="Barry Bonds">Barry Bonds</a>, <a href="/wiki/%C3%89ric_Gagn%C3%A9" title="Éric Gagné">Éric Gagné</a>, <a href="/wiki/Todd_Hundley" title="Todd Hundley">Todd Hundley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Randy_Velarde" title="Randy Velarde">Randy Velarde</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Benito_Santiago" title="Benito Santiago">Benito Santiago</a>. Mitchell was criticized for having a <a href="/wiki/Conflict_of_interest" title="Conflict of interest">conflict of interest</a> with the report as he was a director of the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a>, especially because no prime Red Sox players were named in the report,<a href="#cite_note-33">[33]</a> despite the fact that Red Sox stars <a href="/wiki/David_Ortiz" title="David Ortiz">David Ortiz</a> and <a href="/wiki/Manny_Ramirez" title="Manny Ramirez">Manny Ramirez</a> were later accused of using performance-enhancing substances during the 2003 season, as reported by <a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a> on July 30, 2009.<a href="#cite_note-34">[34]</a> Likewise, the report was commissioned by Selig, and no members of the <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers">Milwaukee Brewers</a>, whom Selig once owned, appeared in the report. The <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Times" title="Los Angeles Times">Los Angeles Times</a> reported that Mitchell acknowledged that his "tight relationship with Major League Baseball left him open to criticism".<a href="#cite_note-gregjohnson-35">[35]</a> Mitchell responded to the concerns by stating that readers who examined the report closely "will not find any evidence of bias, of special treatment of the Red Sox".<a href="#cite_note-gregjohnson-35">[35]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Special_Envoy_for_Middle_East_Peace">Special Envoy for Middle East Peace</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=George_J._Mitchell&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Special Envoy for Middle East Peace" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Special_Envoy_Mitchell_Meets_With_Israeli_Prime_Minister_(4063444149).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Special_Envoy_Mitchell_Meets_With_Israeli_Prime_Minister_%284063444149%29.jpg/220px-Special_Envoy_Mitchell_Meets_With_Israeli_Prime_Minister_%284063444149%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="176" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3002" data-file-height="2405"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 176px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Special_Envoy_Mitchell_Meets_With_Israeli_Prime_Minister_%284063444149%29.jpg/220px-Special_Envoy_Mitchell_Meets_With_Israeli_Prime_Minister_%284063444149%29.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="176" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Special_Envoy_Mitchell_Meets_With_Israeli_Prime_Minister_%284063444149%29.jpg/330px-Special_Envoy_Mitchell_Meets_With_Israeli_Prime_Minister_%284063444149%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Special_Envoy_Mitchell_Meets_With_Israeli_Prime_Minister_%284063444149%29.jpg/440px-Special_Envoy_Mitchell_Meets_With_Israeli_Prime_Minister_%284063444149%29.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a><figcaption>Mitchell, as Special Envoy for Middle East Peace, meets with Israeli prime minister <a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Netanyahu" title="Benjamin Netanyahu">Benjamin Netanyahu</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Clinton_Netanyahu_Abbas_Mitchell_2_Sep_2010.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Clinton_Netanyahu_Abbas_Mitchell_2_Sep_2010.jpg/220px-Clinton_Netanyahu_Abbas_Mitchell_2_Sep_2010.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="164" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1459" data-file-height="1087"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 164px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Clinton_Netanyahu_Abbas_Mitchell_2_Sep_2010.jpg/220px-Clinton_Netanyahu_Abbas_Mitchell_2_Sep_2010.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="164" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Clinton_Netanyahu_Abbas_Mitchell_2_Sep_2010.jpg/330px-Clinton_Netanyahu_Abbas_Mitchell_2_Sep_2010.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Clinton_Netanyahu_Abbas_Mitchell_2_Sep_2010.jpg/440px-Clinton_Netanyahu_Abbas_Mitchell_2_Sep_2010.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a><figcaption>Mitchell, together with <a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Netanyahu" title="Benjamin Netanyahu">Benjamin Netanyahu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mahmoud_Abbas" title="Mahmoud Abbas">Mahmoud Abbas</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Hillary_Clinton" title="Hillary Clinton">Hillary Clinton</a> at the start of <a href="/wiki/Direct_negotiations_between_Israel_and_the_Palestinians_in_2010" class="mw-redirect" title="Direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians in 2010">direct talks</a> on September 2, 2010.</figcaption></figure> On January 22, 2009, President <a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a> and <a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_State" title="United States Secretary of State">Secretary of State</a> <a href="/wiki/Hillary_Clinton" title="Hillary Clinton">Hillary Clinton</a> appointed Mitchell as the administration's <a href="/wiki/Diplomatic_rank" title="Diplomatic rank">Special Envoy</a> to the Arab-Israeli peace process, formally known as the "Special Envoy for Middle East Peace".<a href="#cite_note-timesMiddleEast-36">[36]</a> The appointment was seen as an indication of the new <a href="/wiki/Presidency_of_Barack_Obama" title="Presidency of Barack Obama">Obama administration</a>'s increased focus on the <a href="/wiki/Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_conflict" title="Israeli–Palestinian conflict">Israeli–Palestinian conflict</a>. The choice of Mitchell allowed Obama to demonstrate the seriousness and sincerity of his intentions regarding the peace process, without forcing him to immediately embark on a specific initiative before conditions were yet ripe. An analyst at the <a href="/wiki/Woodrow_Wilson_International_Center_for_Scholars" title="Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars">Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars</a> said Mitchell's appointment "says to the world, 'I care about this issue; be patient with me.'"<a href="#cite_note-timesMiddleEast-36">[36]</a> <a href="/wiki/Abraham_Foxman" title="Abraham Foxman">Abraham Foxman</a>, the National Director of the <a href="/wiki/Anti-Defamation_League" title="Anti-Defamation League">Anti-Defamation League</a>, has stated that, "Sen. Mitchell is fair. He's been meticulously even-handed".<a href="#cite_note-37">[37]</a> Within the first week of his appointment, Mitchell was dispatched to visit <a href="/wiki/Israel" title="Israel">Israel</a>, the <a href="/wiki/West_Bank" title="West Bank">West Bank</a>, <a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egypt</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jordan" title="Jordan">Jordan</a>, Turkey, and <a href="/wiki/Saudi_Arabia" title="Saudi Arabia">Saudi Arabia</a> for <a href="/wiki/Peace_process_in_the_Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_conflict" class="mw-redirect" title="Peace process in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict">peace discussions</a> in light of the <a href="/wiki/Gaza_War_(2008%E2%80%9309)" class="mw-redirect" title="Gaza War (2008–09)">2008-09 Gaza War</a> between Israel and the <a href="/wiki/Gaza_Strip" title="Gaza Strip">Gaza Strip</a>, in which both sides had recently entered into <a href="/wiki/Unilateral" class="mw-redirect" title="Unilateral">unilateral</a> <a href="/wiki/Ceasefire" title="Ceasefire">ceasefires</a>. Mitchell began his meetings in <a href="/wiki/Cairo" title="Cairo">Cairo</a> on January 27, and Obama said his visit was part of the president's campaign promise to listen to both sides of the <a href="/wiki/Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_conflict" title="Israeli–Palestinian conflict">Israeli–Palestinian conflict</a> and negotiate a peace deal. However, in a continuation of a <a href="/wiki/George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush">George W. Bush</a> <a href="/wiki/Presidency_of_George_W._Bush" title="Presidency of George W. Bush">administration</a> policy, Mitchell did not plan to talk to <a href="/wiki/Hamas" title="Hamas">Hamas</a>, a group Israel and the United States consider a <a href="/wiki/List_of_designated_terrorist_organizations" class="mw-redirect" title="List of designated terrorist organizations">terrorist organization</a>, but instead focus on talks with the <a href="/wiki/Palestinian_National_Authority" class="mw-redirect" title="Palestinian National Authority">Palestinian National Authority</a>.<a href="#cite_note-38">[38]</a> Mitchell first met with new <a href="/wiki/Israel" title="Israel">Israeli</a> <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Israel" title="Prime Minister of Israel">Prime Minister</a> <a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Netanyahu" title="Benjamin Netanyahu">Benjamin Netanyahu</a> in February 2009<a href="#cite_note-39">[39]</a> and has met with many notable figures of the Middle East since. In 2010, he led the US delegation to the <a href="/wiki/Palestine_Investment_Conference" title="Palestine Investment Conference">Palestine Investment Conference</a>.<a href="#cite_note-40">[40]</a><a href="#cite_note-41">[41]</a> On May 13, 2011, Mitchell tendered his resignation from the post of Special Envoy to the Middle East.<a href="#cite_note-42">[42]</a> Obama praised Mitchell, stating, "His deep commitment to resolving conflict and advancing democracy has contributed immeasurably to the goal of two states [Israel and Palestine] living side by side in peace and security."<a href="#cite_note-43">[43]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="San_Bruno_pipeline_explosion">San Bruno pipeline explosion</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=George_J._Mitchell&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: San Bruno pipeline explosion" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-Update plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Update" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section needs to be updated. 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(February 2018)</div></td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2010_San_Bruno_pipeline_explosion" class="mw-redirect" title="2010 San Bruno pipeline explosion">2010 San Bruno pipeline explosion</a></div> In 2012, Mitchell was asked to lead talks towards determining fines involved in the <a href="/wiki/2010_San_Bruno_pipeline_explosion" class="mw-redirect" title="2010 San Bruno pipeline explosion">2010 San Bruno pipeline explosion</a>.<a href="#cite_note-44">[44]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Consultant_and_advisor">Consultant and advisor</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=George_J._Mitchell&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Consultant and advisor" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> In June 2014, Mitchell was hired as a senior advisor at the public relations and advisory company <a href="/wiki/Teneo" title="Teneo">Teneo</a>,<a href="#cite_note-Facts-45">[45]</a> a firm closely connected to the Clintons.<a href="#cite_note-Bade-46">[46]</a> Like Mitchell, who in 1995<a href="#cite_note-Facts-45">[45]</a> had been appointed special envoy to Northern Ireland by President Bill Clinton,<a href="#cite_note-Bade-46">[46]</a> Teneo founder and CEO <a href="/wiki/Declan_Kelly_(businessman)" title="Declan Kelly (businessman)">Declan Kelly</a> had been appointed economic envoy to Northern Ireland in September 2009 by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.<a href="#cite_note-Bade-46">[46]</a><a href="#cite_note-47">[47]</a> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(4)"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=George_J._Mitchell&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Personal life" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-4 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-4"> Mitchell was married for 26 years until he and his wife Sally divorced in 1987. They are the parents of a daughter, Andrea. In December 1994, he married Heather MacLachlan, 35, a sports management consultant.<a href="#cite_note-findarticles-8">[8]</a><a href="#cite_note-48">[48]</a> They have a son, Andrew, and daughter, Claire, named in honor of Claire Bowes (née Gallagher) who had so inspired him when she was blinded in the <a href="/wiki/Omagh_bombing" title="Omagh bombing">Omagh bombing</a>.<a href="#cite_note-49">[49]</a> Mitchell was diagnosed with a "small, low grade, and localized" <a href="/wiki/Prostate_cancer" title="Prostate cancer">prostate cancer</a> in 2007.<a href="#cite_note-50">[50]</a> In August 2020, he was diagnosed with <a href="/wiki/Acute_leukemia" title="Acute leukemia">acute leukemia</a>, but by April 2023, he described himself as "pain-free and in remission."<a href="#cite_note-51">[51]</a><a href="#cite_note-52">[52]</a> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(5)"><h2 id="Epstein_scandal">Epstein scandal</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=George_J._Mitchell&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Epstein scandal" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-5 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-5"> <a href="/wiki/Virginia_Giuffre" title="Virginia Giuffre">Virginia Giuffre</a>, a woman who has long claimed that disgraced financier and convicted sex offender <a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_Epstein" title="Jeffrey Epstein">Jeffrey Epstein</a> forced her to have sex with powerful men, named Mitchell in documents unsealed on August 9, 2019 (a day before Epstein's death), by a <a href="/wiki/U.S._District_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. District Court">Federal court</a> in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_New_York" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of New York">Southern District of New York</a>. The papers included affidavits and depositions of key witnesses in a 2015 lawsuit that Giuffre filed against Epstein and his associate <a href="/wiki/Ghislaine_Maxwell" title="Ghislaine Maxwell">Ghislaine Maxwell</a>.<a href="#cite_note-53">[53]</a> Giuffre accused the two individuals of <a href="/wiki/Sex-trafficking" class="mw-redirect" title="Sex-trafficking">sex-trafficking</a> her to high-profile individuals, including Mitchell, in the early 2000s while she was <a href="/wiki/Underage" class="mw-redirect" title="Underage">underage</a>.<a href="#cite_note-:0-54">[54]</a><a href="#cite_note-55">[55]</a> Mitchell denied ever having met or spoken with Giuffre, and stated that he became aware of Epstein's criminal prosecution only through the media.<a href="#cite_note-:0-54">[54]</a> On November 30, 2021, Epstein's former pilot <a href="/w/index.php?title=Larry_Visoski&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Larry Visoski (page does not exist)">Larry Visoski</a> named Mitchell as one of the people he recalled flying on one of Epstein's private planes, but claimed to have never seen sexual activity nor indication that such activity had taken place.<a href="#cite_note-56">[56]</a><a href="#cite_note-57">[57]</a> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(6)"><h2 id="Awards_and_honors">Awards and honors</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=George_J._Mitchell&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Awards and honors" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-6 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-6"> In 1994, Mitchell received the US Senator John Heinz Award for Greatest Public Service by an Elected or Appointed Official, an award distributed annually by <a href="/wiki/Jefferson_Awards_for_Public_Service" title="Jefferson Awards for Public Service">Jefferson Awards</a>.<a href="#cite_note-58">[58]</a> In recognition for his role in the Northern Ireland peace process, Mitchell was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Liberty Medal, and was nominated for the <a href="/wiki/Nobel_Peace_Prize" title="Nobel Peace Prize">Nobel Peace Prize</a> in 1998.<a href="#cite_note-59">[59]</a> In addition, in 1999 Mitchell was invested as an <a href="/wiki/List_of_honorary_British_knights_and_dames" title="List of honorary British knights and dames">Honorary Knight Grand Cross</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_British_Empire" title="Order of the British Empire">Order of the British Empire</a> (GBE). In 2002, he received the Golden Plate Award of the <a href="/wiki/Academy_of_Achievement" title="Academy of Achievement">American Academy of Achievement</a>.<a href="#cite_note-60">[60]</a><a href="#cite_note-61">[61]</a> In 2003, he received the <a href="/wiki/Four_Freedoms_Award#Freedom_Medal" title="Four Freedoms Award">Freedom Medal</a>.<a href="#cite_note-62">[62]</a> On January 28, 2014, a portrait of Mitchell was unveiled for display at the <a href="/wiki/Maine_State_Capitol" class="mw-redirect" title="Maine State Capitol">Maine State Capitol</a> alongside those of other notable Mainers.<a href="#cite_note-63">[63]</a> On April 10, 2018, Mitchell was awarded <a href="/wiki/Freedom_of_the_City_of_Belfast" class="mw-redirect" title="Freedom of the City of Belfast">Freedom of the City of Belfast</a>, alongside former president Bill Clinton in a ceremony at the Ulster Hall.<a href="#cite_note-64">[64]</a> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(7)"><h2 id="Books">Books</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=George_J._Mitchell&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Books" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-7 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-7"> <ul><li>(with Senator William Cohen, co-author) Men of Zeal: A Candid Inside Story of the Iran-Contra Hearings (September 1988) <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited 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.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0670822522" title="Special:BookSources/978-0670822522">978-0670822522</a></li> <li>World on Fire: Saving an Endangered Earth (January 1991) <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0684192314" title="Special:BookSources/978-0684192314">978-0684192314</a></li> <li>Not For America Alone: The Triumph of Democracy and The Fall of Communism (May 1997) <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1568360836" title="Special:BookSources/978-1568360836">978-1568360836</a></li> <li>Making Peace (April 1999 – 1st Edition, July 2000 – Updated) <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0434007554" title="Special:BookSources/978-0434007554">978-0434007554</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1501153914" title="Special:BookSources/978-1501153914">978-1501153914</a></li> <li>The Negotiator: A Memoir (May 2015) <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1451691399" title="Special:BookSources/978-1451691399">978-1451691399</a></li> <li>(with Alon Sachar, co-author) A Path to Peace: A Brief History of Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations and a Way Forward in the Middle East (November 2016) <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1501153914" title="Special:BookSources/978-1501153914">978-1501153914</a></li></ul> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(8)"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=George_J._Mitchell&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: See also" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-8 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-8"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Clinton_Supreme_Court_candidates" title="Bill Clinton Supreme Court candidates">Bill Clinton Supreme Court candidates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Arab_and_Middle-Eastern_Americans_in_the_United_States_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Arab and Middle-Eastern Americans in the United States Congress">List of Arab and Middle-Eastern Americans in the United States Congress</a></li></ul> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(9)"><h2 id="References">References</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=George_J._Mitchell&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: References" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-9 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-9"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output 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The New York Times. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190417143842/https://www.nytimes.com/1998/10/17/world/2-ulster-peacemakers-win-the-nobel-prize.html">Archived</a> from the original on April 17, 2019. 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Retrieved January 4, 2021.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.achievement.org&rft.atitle=Golden+Plate+Awardees+of+the+American+Academy+of+Achievement&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fachievement.org%2Four-history%2Fgolden-plate-awards%2F%23public-service&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGeorge+J.+Mitchell" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-61"><a href="#cite_ref-61">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://achievement.org/summit/2003/">"2003 Summit Highlights Photo"</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200917235230/https://achievement.org/summit/2003/">Archived</a> from the original on September 17, 2020. Retrieved January 4, 2021. <q>Members of the American Academy of Achievement, philanthropist and entrepreneur Leonard A. Lauder, and the former Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate, the Honorable George J. Mitchell, at the Banquet of the Golden Plate.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=2003+Summit+Highlights+Photo&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fachievement.org%2Fsummit%2F2003%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGeorge+J.+Mitchell" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-62"><a href="#cite_ref-62">^</a> <a href="/wiki/Four_Freedoms_Award#Freedom_Medal" title="Four Freedoms Award">Four Freedoms Award#Freedom Medal</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-63"><a href="#cite_ref-63">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.centralmaine.com/2014/01/28/mitchell_to_maine_legislature__it_s_possible_to_work_together_/">"Mitchell to Maine Legislature: It's possible to work together"</a>. Kennebec Journal. January 28, 2014. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151012172835/http://www.centralmaine.com/2014/01/28/mitchell_to_maine_legislature__it_s_possible_to_work_together_/">Archived</a> from the original on October 12, 2015. Retrieved January 29, 2014.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Mitchell+to+Maine+Legislature%3A+It%27s+possible+to+work+together&rft.pub=Kennebec+Journal&rft.date=2014-01-28&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.centralmaine.com%2F2014%2F01%2F28%2Fmitchell_to_maine_legislature__it_s_possible_to_work_together_%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGeorge+J.+Mitchell" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-64"><a href="#cite_ref-64">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/clinton-and-mitchell-given-freedom-of-belfast-on-20th-anniversary-of-peace-deal-1.3457472">"Clintion and Mitchell given freedom of Belfast on 20th anniversary of peace deal"</a>. <a href="/wiki/The_Irish_Times" title="The Irish Times">The Irish Times</a>. April 10, 2018. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190410103217/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/clinton-and-mitchell-given-freedom-of-belfast-on-20th-anniversary-of-peace-deal-1.3457472">Archived</a> from the original on April 10, 2019. Retrieved April 10, 2019.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Irish+Times&rft.atitle=Clintion+and+Mitchell+given+freedom+of+Belfast+on+20th+anniversary+of+peace+deal&rft.date=2018-04-10&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.irishtimes.com%2Fnews%2Fireland%2Firish-news%2Fclinton-and-mitchell-given-freedom-of-belfast-on-20th-anniversary-of-peace-deal-1.3457472&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGeorge+J.+Mitchell" class="Z3988"> </li> </ol></div> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(10)"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=George_J._Mitchell&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Further reading" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-10 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-10"> <ul><li>Bosse, Michael R. "George J. Mitchell: Maine's Environmental Senator." Maine Law Review 47 (1995): 179+. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://digitalcommons.mainelaw.maine.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1616&context=mlr">online</a></li> <li>Curran, Daniel, and James Sebenius. "The mediator as coalition builder: George Mitchell in Northern Ireland." International Negotiation 8.1 (2003): 111-147 <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/c891/03288e6ca529c9c29a4e5c2f5614f4139f5d.pdf">online</a>.</li> <li>Curran, Daniel, James K. Sebenius, and Michael Watkins. "Two Paths to Peace: Contrasting George Mitchell in Northern Ireland with Richard Holbrooke in Bosnia–Herzegovina." Negotiation Journal 20.4 (2004): 513-537 <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.420.4675&rep=rep1&type=pdf">online</a>.</li> <li>Gormley-Heenan, Cathy. Political leadership and the Northern Ireland peace process: Role, capacity and effect (Springer, 2006).</li> <li>Gould, Alberta. George Mitchell: In Search of Peace. <a href="/wiki/Farmington,_Maine" title="Farmington, Maine">Farmington, Maine</a>: Heritage Pub., 1996</li> <li>Mackenzie, G. Calvin. "Senator George Mitchell and the Constitution." Maine Law Review 47 (1995): 163+ <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://digitalcommons.mainelaw.maine.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1615&context=mlr">online</a>.</li> <li>Mitchell, George J. "Toward Peace in Northern Ireland." Fordham International Law Journal 22 (1998): 1136+. a primary source</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fiction">Fiction</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=George_J._Mitchell&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Fiction" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> <ul><li>McCann, Colum. Transatlantic. 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Brennan">Joe Brennan</a> in 1980 following the resignation of <a href="/wiki/Edmund_Muskie" title="Edmund Muskie">Ed Muskie</a> to become <a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_State" title="United States Secretary of State">secretary of state</a> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="8"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">U.S. Senate</a> (general election)</div> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Candidate </th> <th>Party </th> <th>Pct </th> <th>Opponent </th> <th>Party </th> <th>Pct </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1982 United States Senate elections">1982</a> </td> <td style="background:#B3D9FF;">George Mitchell (inc.)1 </td> <td style="background:#B3D9FF;"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td style="background:#B3D9FF;">61% </td> <td style="background:#FFB3B3;"><a href="/wiki/David_F._Emery" title="David F. Emery">David F. Emery</a> </td> <td style="background:#FFB3B3;"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td style="background:#FFB3B3;">39% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1988_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1988 United States Senate elections">1988</a> </td> <td style="background:#B3D9FF;">George Mitchell (inc.) </td> <td style="background:#B3D9FF;"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td style="background:#B3D9FF;">81% </td> <td style="background:#FFB3B3;">Jasper Wyman </td> <td style="background:#FFB3B3;"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td style="background:#FFB3B3;">19% </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #FFBF00;">Party political offices </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Kenneth_M._Curtis" title="Kenneth M. Curtis">Kenneth M. Curtis</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> nominee for <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Maine" title="Governor of Maine">Governor of Maine</a> <a href="/wiki/1974_Maine_gubernatorial_election" title="1974 Maine gubernatorial election">1974</a> </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Joseph_E._Brennan" title="Joseph E. Brennan">Joseph E. Brennan</a></div> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Edmund_Muskie" title="Edmund Muskie">Edmund Muskie</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> nominee for <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Senators_from_Maine" class="mw-redirect" title="List of United States Senators from Maine">US Senator from Maine</a> (<a href="/wiki/Classes_of_United_States_Senators" class="mw-redirect" title="Classes of United States Senators">Class 1</a>) <a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maine" title="1982 United States Senate election in Maine">1982</a>, <a href="/wiki/1988_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maine" title="1988 United States Senate election in Maine">1988</a> </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Andrews_(American_politician)" title="Thomas Andrews (American politician)">Thomas Andrews</a></div> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Clinton" title="Bill Clinton">Bill Clinton</a> <a href="/wiki/Bob_Graham" title="Bob Graham">Bob Graham</a> <a href="/wiki/Tip_O%27Neill" title="Tip O'Neill">Tip O'Neill</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"> <a href="/wiki/Response_to_the_State_of_the_Union_address" title="Response to the State of the Union address">Response to the State of the Union address</a> <a href="/wiki/1986_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1986 State of the Union Address">1986</a> Served alongside: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Daschle" title="Tom Daschle">Tom Daschle</a>, <a href="/wiki/William_H._Gray_(Pennsylvania_politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="William H. Gray (Pennsylvania politician)">Bill Gray</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Robb" title="Chuck Robb">Chuck Robb</a>, <a href="/wiki/Harriett_Woods" title="Harriett Woods">Harriett Woods</a> </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Robert_Byrd" title="Robert Byrd">Robert Byrd</a> <a href="/wiki/Jim_Wright" title="Jim Wright">Jim Wright</a></div> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="2">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Robert_Byrd" title="Robert Byrd">Robert Byrd</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"> <a href="/wiki/Party_leaders_of_the_United_States_Senate" title="Party leaders of the United States Senate">Senate Democratic Leader</a> 1989–1995 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Tom_Daschle" title="Tom Daschle">Tom Daschle</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"> Chair of the <a href="/wiki/Senate_Democratic_Policy_Committee" class="mw-redirect" title="Senate Democratic Policy Committee">Senate Democratic Policy Committee</a> 1989–1995 Served alongside: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Daschle" title="Tom Daschle">Tom Daschle</a> </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Tom_Daschle" title="Tom Daschle">Tom Daschle</a> <a href="/wiki/Harry_Reid" title="Harry Reid">Harry Reid</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #DDCEF2;">Legal offices </th></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">New seat </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"> Judge of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Maine" title="United States District Court for the District of Maine">United States District Court for the District of Maine</a> 1979–1980 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Conrad_K._Cyr" title="Conrad K. Cyr">Conrad K. Cyr</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #cccccc"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">U.S. Senate</a> </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Edmund_Muskie" title="Edmund Muskie">Edmund Muskie</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"> <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Senators_from_Maine" class="mw-redirect" title="List of United States Senators from Maine">US Senator (Class 1) from Maine</a> 1980–1995 Served alongside: <a href="/wiki/William_Cohen" title="William Cohen">William Cohen</a> </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Olympia_Snowe" title="Olympia Snowe">Olympia Snowe</a></div> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Bentsen" title="Lloyd Bentsen">Lloyd Bentsen</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"> Chair of the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Senatorial_Campaign_Committee" title="Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee">Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee</a> 1985–1987 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/John_Kerry" title="John Kerry">John Kerry</a></div> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Hubert_Humphrey" title="Hubert Humphrey">Hubert Humphrey</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"> <a href="/wiki/President_pro_tempore_of_the_United_States_Senate" title="President pro tempore of the United States Senate">Deputy President pro tempore of the United States Senate</a> 1987–1989 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Vacant </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Robert_Byrd" title="Robert Byrd">Robert Byrd</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"> <a href="/wiki/Party_leaders_of_the_United_States_Senate" title="Party leaders of the United States Senate">Senate Majority Leader</a> 1989–1995 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Bob_Dole" title="Bob Dole">Bob Dole</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #FACEFF;">Diplomatic posts </th></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">New office </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Special_Envoy_for_Northern_Ireland" title="United States Special Envoy for Northern Ireland">United States Special Envoy for Northern Ireland</a> 1995–2001 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Richard_N._Haass" title="Richard N. Haass">Richard N. Haass</a></div> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Zinni" title="Anthony Zinni">Anthony Zinni</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"> United States Special Envoy for <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_peace_talks" class="mw-redirect" title="2010–11 Israeli–Palestinian peace talks">Middle East Peace</a> 2009–2011 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/David_Hale_(diplomat)" title="David Hale (diplomat)">David Hale</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #DAA520;">Academic offices </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/David_Orr_(businessman)" title="David Orr (businessman)">David Orr</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"> <a href="/wiki/List_of_Chancellors_of_the_Queen%27s_University,_Belfast" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Chancellors of the Queen's University, Belfast">Chancellor of the Queen's University, Belfast</a> 1999–2009 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Kamalesh_Sharma" title="Kamalesh Sharma">Kamalesh Sharma</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #ffcc66;">Business positions </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Eisner" title="Michael Eisner">Michael Eisner</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"> Chair of the <a href="/wiki/Disney_Company" class="mw-redirect" title="Disney Company">Disney Company</a> 2004–2007 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/John_E._Pepper_Jr." title="John E. 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Mitchell – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="George J. Mitchell" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target">Čeština</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_J._Mitchell" title="George J. Mitchell – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="George J. Mitchell" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target">Deutsch</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_J._Mitchell" title="George J. Mitchell – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="George J. Mitchell" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Español</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%B1%D8%AC_%D8%AC%DB%8C._%D9%85%DB%8C%DA%86%D9%84" title="جرج جی. میچل – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="جرج جی. میچل" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target">فارسی</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_J._Mitchell" title="George J. Mitchell – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="George J. Mitchell" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target">Français</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_J._Mitchell" title="George J. Mitchell – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="George J. Mitchell" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Gaeilge</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%A1%B0%EC%A7%80_J._%EB%AF%B8%EC%B2%BC" title="조지 J. 미첼 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="조지 J. 미첼" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target">한국어</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8B%D5%B8%D6%80%D5%BB_%D5%84%D5%AB%D5%BF%D5%B9%D5%A5%D5%AC" title="Ջորջ Միտչել – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Ջորջ Միտչել" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Հայերեն</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%92%27%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%92%27_%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%98%D7%A9%D7%9C" title="ג'ורג' מיטשל – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="ג'ורג' מיטשל" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target">עברית</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_J._Mitchell" title="George J. Mitchell – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="George J. Mitchell" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Magyar</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AC_%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B4%D9%84" title="جورج ميتشل – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="جورج ميتشل" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target">مصرى</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Mitchell" title="George Mitchell – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="George Mitchell" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target">Nederlands</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8%E3%83%BBJ%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9F%E3%83%83%E3%83%81%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AB" title="ジョージ・J・ミッチェル – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ジョージ・J・ミッチェル" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target">日本語</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_J._Mitchell" title="George J. Mitchell – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="George J. Mitchell" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target">Norsk bokmål</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_J._Mitchell" title="George J. Mitchell – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="George J. Mitchell" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Polski</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_J._Mitchell" title="George J. Mitchell – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="George J. Mitchell" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target">Português</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B8%D1%82%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BB,_%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B4%D0%B6_%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%BE%D0%BD" title="Митчелл, Джордж Джон – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Митчелл, Джордж Джон" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Русский</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_J._Mitchell" title="George J. Mitchell – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="George J. 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