Former Sen. Mitchell Talks to BDN After Sustainability Lecture at UMaine
Former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell spoke with the Bangor Daily News in the lobby of Hauck Auditorium at the University of Maine following the Sen. George J. Mitchell Lecture on Sustainability by Jane Lubchenco, a marine ecologist, environmental scientist and the first female administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Mitchell, who once served as Special Envoy to the Middle East, spoke about Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, saying he has met him three or four times and doesn’t trust him.