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Clinton’s 1995 Belfast visit included a historic handshake with Sinn Féin’s Adams, despite White House efforts to avoid the photo.
Concerned about political sensitivities, the White House attempted to avoid a picture of President Bill Clinton shaking hands with Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams at a Belfast reception, according to recently released 1995 documents.
Clinton met Adams on the Falls Road despite attempts to minimize the picture.
A White House photographer documented the encounter, which Clinton later referred to as historic.
The trip, a component of a larger U.S. A wider, inclusive reception at Queen's University and a scheduled, but ultimately cancelled, visit to County Fermanagh due to allegations of Clinton's Irish ancestry were two examples of diplomacy during the peace process in Northern Ireland.
Clinton's roots were traced to Protestant Cassidy ancestors in 18th-century South Carolina after genealogical research revealed no reliable evidence connecting his mother's family to Ireland.
La visita de Clinton a Belfast en 1995 incluyó un histórico apretón de manos con Adams, de Sinn Féin, a pesar de los esfuerzos de la Casa Blanca por evitar la foto.