![]() ![]() ![]() But just on Thursday he was seated next to Hillary Clinton at Georgetown University where he spoke about the important role of women in reaching the Good Friday Agreement and the Belfast Agreement, which will be marked in Ireland and Northern Ireland next month. Varadkar isn't the first prominent figure in Washington to make an intern joke. He joked it was a time 'when some parents would have had cause for concern about what would happen to interns in Washington,' in reference to the Clinton Lewinsky scandal Varadkar was an intern in Washington more than 20 years ago. ![]() ![]() Biden and Varadkar will mark their 'steadfast support' for the agreement at the White House. He visited Vice President Kamala Harris at the vice president's official residence in the morning.īill and Hillary Clinton are taking a prominent role next month in marking the anniversary of the accords, which were a key development of his administration. Later they join an annual Friends of Ireland Caucus lunch in the Capitol, and Biden is hosting him this evening for a Shamrock presentation and concert with Niall Horan. Varadkar is set to meet Friday with President Joe Biden, where they will mark the 25th Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. It all came on a high-profile day for Ireland in the U.S. He apologizes for any offense caused to anyone concerned,' said his spokesman. He made an ill-judged off the cuff remark which he regrets. 'At the Washington Ireland Program event today the Taoiseach was reminiscing about his time in Washington DC as an intern 23 years ago. Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar made a quip about being an intern in Washington around the time of the Monica Lewinsky scandal – a day after visiting with former first lady Hillary Clinton ![]()
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