b"Based in an international centre of excellence for peace and conflict work, Vice Chancellor Richard Barnett, President of the University of Ulster,the Chair will play a key role in the on-going efforts to maintain peace in has said that, in addition to focusing on the peace efforts of Nobel Northern Ireland and to share the lessons with other areas of conflict. Laureate John Hume and US House Speaker ONeill, the Chair will ThankingThe American Ireland Fund for its support of the John Hume and promote the legacy of the peace process itself and all those individualsThomas P. ONeill Chair in Peace, Tips son and American Ireland Fund who contributed to it.Board Director Tom ONeill said that, the Chair would go a long wayIt will give substance to the goals of both the Northern Ireland and towards educating a new generation of peace-makers across the globe. Republic of Ireland governments to train scholars and practitionersSincetheChairwasannouncedatTheAmericanIrelandFundaroundtheworld,especiallyinwar-tornareas,abouttheconflict Washington DC National Gala in 2012, significant progress has been made. resolution techniques that helped, and continue to help, resolve theThe $4.8m required to establish the Chair as a permanent, endowedTroubles in Northern Ireland. The University of Ulster is proud to full-time academic position has been raised. The International Fund for establish this important legacy, borne out of the relationship betweenIreland has generously awarded 1.4 million towards the endowment. two countries and two men.The Chair will be an integral part of the world-renowned InternationalConflict Research Institute based at the University of Ulsters campus in Derry/Londonderry.US House Speaker O'Neill and Nobel Laureate John Humethe chair will work in northernireland and globally to: Honor the Irish-American contribution Building Peace Locally, to creating peace in Northern Ireland; Consolidate the University of Ulsters Making Peace Globally pioneering and ground-breaking work in peacebuilding both locally and globally over the past 40 years and take this work to a new level; Equip a new generation of peacebuilders worldwide; Lead work on global initiatives, making a practical dierence to ensuring peace for future generations.connect2014 | 41"