Dodd, Chris
Peacemakers
As a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Chris Dodd, who is in his fifth term as Connecticut's senior senator, has played a central role in nearly every foreign policy debate over the past 25 years.
Working with six presidents he has fostered relationships with many of today's most important world figures.
Dodd's involvement in Northern Ireland dates to the 1980s when he championed the cause of IRA prisoner Joe Doherty. His lobbying efforts helped secure a visa for Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams in 1994. And in 1995, he was a member of the delegation that accompanied President Clinton to Ireland.
Dodd continues to take an active interest in the peace process today, meeting with Northern Ireland's leaders whenever possible.
Chris Dodd was born in Willimantic, Connecticut, the fifth of six children to the late Senator Thomas J. Dodd and Grace Murphy Dodd.
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