Andrew Young Ambassador Andrew Young is an ordained
minister, international businessman, sports enthusiast,
human rights activist, published author, and former
public servant. He was a top aide to Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr. during the civil rights movement,
and was elected to three terms in the US House
of Representatives from the Fifth Congressional
District of Georgia.
In 1977, President Jimmy
Carter named him as Ambassador to the United Nations.
He later served two terms as Mayor of Atlanta,
and in 1994 President Clinton appointed him to
chair the Southern Africa Enterprise Development
Fund, a $100 million privately managed fund to
provide equity to businesses in 11 countries in
southern Africa. He was also Co-Chairman of the
Centennial Olympic Games in 1996, and is currently
Chairman of GoodWorks International, a specialty
consulting group based in Atlanta, Georgia, that
provides strategic services to corporations and
governments operating in the global economy.
He lives in Atlanta
with his wife, Carolyn, and is the father of three
daughters and one son. He also has two granddaughters
and three grandsons.
