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Former U.N. Aid Coordinator in Iraq to Speak at Fordham

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NEW YORK� Denis J. Halliday, an Irish national and the former United Nations� humanitarian coordinator in Iraq, will discuss the impact of the war in Iraq on Irish and American relations during a presentation at Fordham University. Halliday served as humanitarian coordinator in Iraq from September 1997 to September 1998.

Sponsored by Fordham�s Institute of Irish Studies, the event will take place on Friday, Jan. 28, at 6 p.m. in the McNally Amphitheatre, Fordham Law School, 140 W. 62nd St.

Ireland and America have traditionally enjoyed a strong relationship. However, many Irish citizens oppose the war, and last summer during President George Bush�s visit to Ireland, thousands of protestors took to the streets in Dublin.

DATE:�FRIDAY, JAN. 28
TIME:�6 P.M.
PLACE: �MCNALLY AMPHITHEATRE
��������������� FORDHAM LAW SCHOOL
��������������� 140 W. 62ND STREET, NEW YORK, N.Y.

The Institute of Irish Studies was established in 1997 to promote scholarly interest in Irish history, society and culture.

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