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AMBASSADOR ANDREW YOUNG
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
LEON H. SULLIVAN FOUNDATION

The Honorable Andrew Young is Chairman of the Leon H. Sullivan Foundation, a non-profit organization established in 2002 to preserve and extend the legacy of Reverend Leon H. Sullivan through advocacy and fundraising. His extensive diverse career includes leadership in public service and private industry, including business, government, international affairs and human rights:

2000 to 2001: President of the National Council of Churches, USA
1997 to present: Chairman and Co-Founding Partner of GoodWorks International
1996: Co-Chair of the Atlanta Committee for the Centennial Olympic Games
1995: Chairman, Southern African Enterprise Development Fund (SAEDF) by appointment from President William Clinton
1982 to 1990: Mayor of the City of Atlanta
1977 to 1979: United States Ambassador to the United Nations
1973 to 1977: Member House of Representatives of the U. S. Congress

Ambassador Andrew Young has served as member of the Board of Directors of numerous businesses and organizations, including Archer Daniels Midland, Atlanta Market Center, Cox Communications, Delta Airlines, Film Fabricators, and Thomas Nelson Publishing. He has also served on the Advisory Board of Argus Newspapers, Barrick Gold, The Martin Luther King Center for Non-violent Social Change and The United Nations Foundation.

Andrew Young is an ordained minister, a human right activist and former public servant. He was top aid to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during the civil rights movement, was involved in its inception and served as Vice-President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. He serves on the Board of the King Center for Non-Violent Social Change.

Ambassador Young remains active in community matters. He often sets time aside to talk to various schools and universities on a range of issues. He participates in events that foster sound public policy, economic development, human rights and education.

Ambassador Young travels extensively to meet with officials and other individuals interested in improving the economic situation in Africa and the Caribbean. He has headed numerous missions to the continent of Africa and continues to use his extensive network to facilitate new business developments. His interest in International Affairs is not limited to Africa and the Caribbean. He speaks and attends conferences dealing with global affairs.

Ambassador Young is Distinguished Executive Fellow and Honorary Professor of Public Policy at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University. The school enrolls a significant number of International students from all regions of the world.

Under Ambassador Young’s leadership, in 1977, the U. S. played an active role in negotiations for the Independence of Namibia and Zimbabwe.

Ambassador Young is the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including The Presidential Medal of Freedom, The French Legion d' Honneur, The Bishop Walker Humanitarian Award and over 58 honorary degrees from universities including Yale, Notre Dame, Wake Forest, Emory University and the University of Georgia.

Ambassador Young has published two books. A Way Out of No Way (Thomas Nielson Publishing) and An Easy Burden (Harper Collins).