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Andrew Young on ‘the stone of hope’ within a Donald Trump administration

Former Atlanta mayor and U.S. ambassador Andrew Young. AJC/Phil Skinner

Credit: Jim Galloway

Credit: Jim Galloway

Former Atlanta mayor and U.S. ambassador Andrew Young. AJC/Phil Skinner
By Jim Galloway
Dec 22, 2016

In the aftermath of Donald Trump's victory in November, the only partially retired Andrew Young, former mayor of Atlanta and ambassador to the United Nations, posted a consoling video message aimed at those – like himself – who were supporters of Democrat Hillary Clinton.

This afternoon, he reached out again with this op-ed piece below, proffering a reason to – fingers crossed – keep an open mind about the incoming Trump Administration. Specifically, Young’s topic was the pending appointment of Rex Tillerson, the CEO of Exxon Mobil Corp., as secretary of state. As follows:

About the Author

Jim Galloway, the newspaper’s former political columnist, was a writer and editor at the AJC for four decades.

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