Ambassador, Congressman, Mayor, humanitarian, ordained minister, international businessman, and sports enthusiast, Andrew Young has been serving and shaping our country for almost fifty years. Ambassador Young's vision of advancing economic development with private sector involvement was honed during comprehensive leadership positions in public service and private industry.
He began his first of three terms as a U.S. Congressman in 1972. In 1977, under the appointment of President Carter, Ambassador Young represented our country on an international level as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. From 1982 to 1989, Ambassador Young served as the Mayor of Atlanta, fostered a time of great prosperity and growth for that city, and played an instrumental role in bringing the 1996 Summer Olympic Games to Atlanta .
Currently, Ambassador Young is Chairman of Atlanta-based GoodWorks International, a specialty consulting group that provides strategic services to corporations and governments operating in the global economy
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