March 18, 2001: John Hume addresses the crowd at the annual St. Patrick's Day Breakfast in South Boston, MA.Getty Images

John Hume, who passed away on August 3, is remembered as a "great man of peace" by Joe Biden.

John Hume, an Irish politician, civil rights activist, and Nobel Peace Price laureate, is being remembered fondly by US politicians following his death on August 3.

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Joe Biden

Joe Biden, the former US Vice President and presumptive Democratic nominee for this year's presidential election, said Hume helped bring Northern Ireland "to a better tomorrow."

Joe Biden's full statement, which he shared on Medium, says: “We have lost another great man of peace. John Hume committed his life to the principles of nonviolence, and through his faith, statesmanship, and perseverance, he helped bring Northern Ireland through the Troubles to a better tomorrow. He saw the power of political leadership to bring a divided people together around a common purpose, without which the Good Friday Agreement would never have come to pass.

"Jill and I send our condolences to the entire Hume family. May his leadership and the example of his life continue to inspire future generations of peacemakers and patriots to create a world more grounded in civil rights, tolerance, equality, and democratic freedoms.”

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Mike Pompeo

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he was saddened to hear of Hume's passing:

In a statement, Pompeo said in part: "Mr. Hume’s influence extended far beyond the shores where he lived. During the darkest days of Northern Ireland’s recent past, he won the friendship and respect of countless Americans. His early and sustained influence in bringing U.S. political and economic support to Northern Ireland cannot be overstated, and this profound partnership and friendship continues today."

George Mitchell

RTE News reporter Brian O'Donovan shared a statement issued by former US Senator and former US Special Envoy to Northern Ireland George Mitchell, who was an architect of the Good Friday Agreement:

Mitchell said in the statement: "John Hume was one of the greatest persons in Irish history, an advocate for and an architect of peace. He was rightly recognized as a fearless leader who devoted his life to the cause of peace in Northern Ireland. He was a close and dear friend to me. All who knew and admired him will miss him very much."

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Daniel Mulhall

Daniel Mulhall, Ireland's ambassador to the US, said he has admired Hume since he first met him over 30 years ago.

Mulhall later shared a piece he wrote about John Hume last year in which he says: “among the many things for which he (Hume) deserves credit is the fact that he brought Irish-Americans along with him on a journey that helped turn the US into a not inconsiderable force for peace and reconciliation in Ireland.” 

Edward F. Crawford

Edward F. Crawford, the US Ambassador to Ireland, said Hume was a "true visionary and risk-taker."

Richard Neal

Massachusetts Representative Richard Neal, who serves as the chairman of the Ways and Means Committee and visited Hume's native Derry last year, said:

Brendan Boyle

Irish American Congressman Brendan Boyle said:

Martin Walsh

Irish American Marty Walsh, the mayor of Boston, Massachusetts, said Hume was a "symbol of progress for Northern Ireland:"

The Martin Luther King, Jr Center in Atlanta, Georgia also paid tribute to Hume, who they honored in 1999:

President Donald Trump nor Mick Mulvaney, the current US Special Envoy to Northern Ireland, have commented on the passing on John Hume at the time of publication on Tuesday afternoon.

Hume's obituary in the New York Times read in part: "Mr. Hume was so concerned about multimillion-dollar funding for the I.R.A. by Irish Americans that he traveled frequently to Washington to convince American leaders, from President Jimmy Carter onward, that a majority of Northern Irish people rejected the I.R.A.’s violent methods. It was a message that culminated in a more active role in Northern Ireland adopted by President Bill Clinton.

"In one of three visits to the Clinton White House by Mr. Hume, Mr. Clinton lauded him as 'Ireland’s most tireless champion for civil rights and its most eloquent spokesman for peace.'"

The obituary added that Hume "remained close to leading political figures in the United States and was an energetic salesman for the territory, helping to persuade companies to move there.

"When Jean Kennedy Smith, the older sister of Senator Edward M. Kennedy, was appointed ambassador to the Irish Republic in 1993, Mr. Hume became one of her constant advisers. She responded by helping to persuade President Clinton to end American sanctions against Sinn Fein and to support the inclusion of Mr. Adams and Sinn Fein at the peace talks."

Speaking on RTE’s Morning Ireland, former Taoiseach John Bruton said Hume changed "not just the mind of Irish nationalists, not just the mind of the IRA but also the mind of Irish America.”

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