Gerry AdamsGerry Adams has been President of Sinn Fein, the fastest-growing political party in Ireland, north and south, since 1983. He has also served as a member of Parliament for West Belfast from 1983 to 1992 and 1997 to 2011. Since 2011 he has represented outh in the Irish Parliament (the Dáil) in Dublin. Heralded as a gifted writer by The New York Times, Mr. Adams is the author of a work of fiction, The Street and Other Stories (Brandon Books, 1993), and several works of nonfiction, including the noteworthy A Farther Shore: Ireland's Long Road to Peace(Random House, 2003). Mr. Adams lives in Belfast and visits President Obama every St. Patrick's Day. Read More Read Less