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The new Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations, Andrew Young, presented his credentials today to Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim. He was accompanied by the United Nations Chief of Protocol, Sinan A. Karle. |
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He was born on 12 March 1932 in New Orleans. He graduated from Howard University, with a B. S. degree and from the Hartford Theological Seminary, with a B. D. degree, and ordained by the United Church of Christ. |
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A civil rights leader, he served as pastor of several churches in Georgia and Alabama. From 1957 till 1961, he was Director of Youth Activities for the National Council of Churches; and, in 1964, he was |
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appointed by Martin Luther King, Jr. as Executive |
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Director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. |
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From 1970 to 1972, he served as Chairman of the Atlanta Community Relations Commission, and, in November 1972 he was elected to the ninety-third United States Congress and re-elected to the ninety-fourth Congress. |
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He has served as a member of the House Committee on Rules; as Regional Vice-President and member of the Executive Committee of the Democratic Study Group; as Treasurer and member of the Executive Committee of the Congressional Black Caucus; and as a member of the Environmental Study Conference. |
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