'''Andrew Young''' (born on March 12, 1932) has served as a [[pastor]], U.S. [[congressman]], [[ambassador]] to the [[UN]], and [[mayor]] of [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia]]. Young was a trusted aide to [[Martin Luther King|Martin Luther King, Jr.]] and he was with King when the civil rights leader was assassinated. He supported the 1976 presidential campaign of [[Jimmy Carter]], and in 1977 Carter named Young ambassador to the United Nations. Young is currently a [[professor]] at [[Georgia State University|Georgia State University's]] Andrew Young School of Policy Studies. <ref>[http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-1395&sug=y Biography], The New Georgia Encyclopedia</ref> | '''Andrew Young''' (born on March 12, 1932) has served as a [[pastor]], U.S. [[congressman]], [[ambassador]] to the [[UN]], and [[mayor]] of [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia]]. Young was a trusted aide to [[Martin Luther King|Martin Luther King, Jr.]] and he was with King when the civil rights leader was assassinated. He supported the 1976 presidential campaign of [[Jimmy Carter]], and in 1977 Carter named Young ambassador to the United Nations. Young is currently a [[professor]] at [[Georgia State University|Georgia State University's]] Andrew Young School of Policy Studies. <ref>[http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-1395&sug=y Biography], The New Georgia Encyclopedia</ref> |