Sinn Fein in United States
By Peadar Whelan
A strong Sinn Fein team led by party President Gerry
Adams will be in the United States this coming week
where they will attend a St Patrick's Day party in the
White House hosted by US President Bill Clinton.
Martin McGuinness, the party's chief negotiator, will
attend the New York St Patrick's Day parade. Also on
the trip is the Sinn Fein Director of Publicity Rita
O'Hare.
Both McGuinness and O'Hare are in the States already
while Adams flies out on Thursday after his London
meeting with British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
Speaking to An Phoblacht Mairead Keane, head of Sinn
Fein's office in Washington, said that Adams's first
major engagement will be at Seton Hall University where
an estimated 2,700 people will attend his talk.
Given the demand for tickets, the organisers are doing
a simultaneous broadcast to another hall on the campus
where up to another 5,000 people may hear Adams speak.
The Sinn Fein trio will, as part of their itinerary,
meet with senior US politicians such as Ted Kennedy and
Peter King as well as make appearances at various
dinners and events organised by Friends of Sinn Fein.
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