Former US President Bill Clinton's role in the Irish peace process is being highlighted at a major exhibition at the Clinton Centre in Enniskillen coinciding with the centre's international summer school.
The major exhibition, which has been endorsed by the Clinton Foundation, is being launched next Monday. It includes a series of photographs of the President's visits to Ireland, a top-class video telling the story, and memorabilia which includes some of his notes and gifts he received while here.
There are also sound and video clips from his speeches, and the President has also sent a special video message for the people of Enniskillen.
The exhibition is expected to be a major tourist attraction.
The centre was built a decade ago on the site of the 1987 bombing in the town. The tragedy is also referred to in the exhibition.
The exhibition is entitled: "President Clinton: Working for Peace", Among those to see the exhibition first are international students attending a summer school at the Centre.
They come from Israel, Palestine, Kenya, Kosovo, the United States and Ireland.
Among those expected to drop in to the centre are EU Commission President Jos� Manuel Barroso and Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council.
The summer school is focusing on the development of future leaders in divided societies who will use their skills to find solutions though entrepreneurial and community-based projects. The director of the centre, Sean Henry, said. "We want to build a network of leaders, especially in conflict zones, and support them as they rebuild and develop a future in their own countries." This is the second summer school at the centre, which opened in 2002 and is named for President Clinton. "President Clinton and Hillary Clinton have given much to Ireland and these students are drawing on that legacy to help their own countries, in politics, business and other areas," said Stella O'Leary, a member of the Friends of the Clinton Centre, a US support group. "Like the Clintons did in Ireland, they will make a difference."
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