Bill Clinton, 76, looks happy and healthy during trip to Northern Ireland with Hillary
Bill Clinton looked fit and healthy as he and wife Hillary enjoyed a trip to Northern Ireland just 18 months after battling sepsis.
Bill, 76, and Hillary, 75, were caught strolling the streets of Belfast in casual attire as the former president appeared east on a trip to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement peace deal.
Bill sported a monochromatic look with dark blue jeans with an almost matching jacket while carrying his glasses in his hand. Under his jacket he wore a button-down shirt under a dark sweater.
His wife, on the other hand, opted for a change from her famous trouser suit for casual, black slim fit jeans with a gray top with a black turtleneck underneath. She styled the look with a long black coat with a playful floral pattern on the inner lining and a black bag.
Bill’s easygoing look is drastically different from just 18 months ago when he was suffering from sepsis and looking rather frail.
Bill Clinton, 76, makes his retirement look good as he and wife Hillary enjoy a happy and healthy trip to Belfast, Northern Ireland
Bill’s easygoing look is drastically different from just 18 months ago, when he suffered from sepsis and looked rather frail (pictured)
The 42nd president was hospitalized in 2021 after a urologic infection caused by E. coli developed into sepsis, a life-threatening reaction to an infection.
Clinton’s doctors said a urinary tract infection developed into urosepsis. An aide to the former president said Bill Clinton had a urologic infection that spread to his bloodstream.
The political powerhouse couple traveled to Ireland for the Good Friday Agreement to mark their 25th anniversary. Bill was deeply involved in the agreement when it was signed in 1998.
As officials reflect on the sacrifices and luck that made this achievement last, some point to the critical role of US diplomacy and President Clinton’s interventions during his term in office. When the deal came about, Clinton brought the skills he’d honed in American politics — from happy handing to cajoling and late-night games — to the task.
Hillary, 75, ditched her famous pantsuit attire for casual, black slim-fitting jeans with a gray top with a black turtleneck underneath
She styled the look with a long black coat with a playful floral pattern on the inner lining and a black bag
Prime Minister Tony Blair and Irish Taoiseach Bertie Ahern signed the agreement on April 10, 1998, after negotiations that lasted two years and ultimately helped end one of the world’s most inexorable armed conflicts. Voters approved the agreement weeks after it was signed, helping turn the page in a violent period known as “The Troubles.”
This wouldn’t have happened without Bill Clinton [and] the United States,” said former New York Republican representative Peter King. Clinton was a driving force. He was the first president ever to get involved. He took on his own State Department and the British government when he gave the visa to Gerry Adams,” King said of the Sinn Fein leader being allowed to come to the US for a two-day visit.
‘No one understood all the bizarre, unusual characteristics of these various Irish leaders. For Bill Clinton, for him, instead of being a mess, it all fit into a mosaic.”
The political powerhouse couple were in Ireland for the Good Friday Agreement to mark their 25th anniversary. Bill was deeply involved in the agreement when it was signed in 1998
This wouldn’t have happened without Bill Clinton [and] the United States,” said former New York Republican representative Peter King. Clinton was a driving force. He was the first president ever to get involved’
The former president just smiled as he strolled through Belfast
He greeted the Northern Irish citizens as he enjoyed the day with his wife
It is Clinton whose contributions will be lauded at a major conference at Queen’s University in Belfast following the completion of Biden’s week-long trip to Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Clinton identified the issue as one he wanted to focus on before taking office, and when the time was right, brought in former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell to oversee the negotiations.
“He was a great diplomat, but he would also have been a great therapist, incredibly patient—he listened to the same stories over and over,” said Gary Mason, a Methodist minister involved in the Northern Ireland peace process.
“And really, I think that was a huge benefit in pointing people in the right direction,” he said.
Clinton called it “the toughest part-time job in history” in a new interview linked to the anniversary.