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A noted civil rights activist, Ambassador Young is a former mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, served three terms as a U.S. Congressman, and in 1977 he resigned his seat in Congress and became the United State’s Ambassador to the United Nations in the Jimmy Carter administration. Ambassador Young is highly regarded as the driving force that helped Atlanta capture the 1996 Olymipic games. Ambassador Young also was one of Dr. Martin Luther King’s principle lieutenants in the civil rights movement and helped draft the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Young co-chaired the committee that brought the 1996 Summer Olympics to Atlanta. Currently, he is chairman of GoodWorks International, an Atlanta-based consulting group that provides strategic services to corporations and governments operating in the global economy.

Who’s Who Publishing Company founder and CEO, C. Sunny Martin states, “It is most fitting that we pay tribute to Ambassador Young for his many years of outstanding contributions that have greatly improved the social and economic conditions for the citizens of Atlanta, Georgia.”

Who’s Who In Black Atlanta® publisher, Yolanda Reynolds states, “Ambassador Young has done so much for our Atlanta community, we are indeed blessed and extremely honored to have Ambassador Young contribute the Foreword to our next edition and we are encouraging the entire Atlanta corporate community to join us in paying a “Special Tribute” to a great Atlanta hero!”

Who’s Who Publishing Company began in Atlanta, Georgia in 1989 and is currently publishing similar annual directories in nine other cities. The upcoming publication of Who’s Who In Black Atlanta® is the 8th edition to be published for the Atlanta area and features pictures and biographical data on a significant number of African-American leaders in the business, academic, religious, media and government communities.