Not all Nobel peace prize winners are truly deserving. David Trimble – and John Hume – however actually deserved the accolade for their work in securing peace in Northern Ireland.
I first met David Trimble when I was at the British embassy in Washington in the early 1990s and responsible for taking unionist politicians to see congressmen and senators. There wasn’t a lot of understanding for unionists among the Irish American caucuses and it was uphill work. Helping David to champion their cause earned me his trust in subsequent years.
