Andrew Jackson Young, Jr. (born March 12, 1932) is an American politician, diplomat, activist, and pastor from
Georgia. He has served as a Congressman from
Georgia's 5th congressional district, the
United States Ambassador to the United Nations, and Mayor of
Atlanta. He served as President of the
National Council of Churches USA, was a member of the
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) during the
1960s Civil Rights Movement, and was a supporter and friend of Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr.