Anthony A. Williams

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Anthony Allen Williams (born Anthony Stephen Eggleton; July 28, 1951) is an American politician who was the mayor of the District of Columbia for two terms, serving from 1999 to 2007. Williams was first elected in the 1998 mayoral election, and was reelected in 2002. Williams was previously chief financial officer for the district, managing to balance the budget and achieve a surplus within two years of appointment. A Democrat, he held a variety of executive posts in cities and states around the country prior to his service in the D.C. government. Since 2012, he has been chief executive officer/executive director of the Federal City Council, a nonprofit that promotes economic development in Washington, D.C. .

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