| 1 | 1 | | 25 LC 112 3169 |
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| 2 | 2 | | Senate Resolution 285 |
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| 3 | 3 | | By: Senators Jones of the 10th, Parent of the 44th, Jackson of the 41st, Jones II of the 22nd, |
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| 4 | 4 | | Wicks of the 34th and others |
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| 5 | 5 | | A RESOLUTION |
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| 6 | 6 | | Recognizing February 28, 2025, as Andrew J. Young Day at the state capitol; and for other |
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| 8 | 8 | | purposes.2 |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Andrew J. Young has earned worldwide recognition as a pioneer and champion3 |
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| 10 | 10 | | of civil and human rights who has dedicated more than 65 years to public service through4 |
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| 11 | 11 | | roles in government, diplomacy, and advocacy; and5 |
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| 12 | 12 | | WHEREAS, through his leadership, countries throughout the world have created a successful6 |
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| 13 | 13 | | model that combines religion, education, democracy, and free enterprise in ways that support7 |
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| 14 | 14 | | the public good; and8 |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, he began his political career in the United States House of Representatives as9 |
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| 16 | 16 | | the first African American representative from the State of Georgia since Reconstruction and10 |
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| 17 | 17 | | thereafter served as the United States ambassador to the United Nations under President11 |
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| 18 | 18 | | Jimmy Carter; and12 |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, during his tenure as the United States ambassador, he negotiated an end to13 |
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| 20 | 20 | | white-minority rule in Namibia and Zimbabwe as well as promoted President Carter's14 |
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| 21 | 21 | | emphasis on human rights in global diplomacy efforts; and15 |
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| 22 | 22 | | S. R. 285 |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, as a two-term Mayor of Atlanta, Andrew J. Young was instrumental in the city's |
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| 26 | 26 | | economic expansion, attracting more than 1,100 businesses, securing over $70 billion in17 |
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| 27 | 27 | | foreign direct investments, and generating more than a million jobs; and18 |
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| 28 | 28 | | WHEREAS, he has further served on numerous boards, including the Martin Luther King19 |
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| 29 | 29 | | Center for Nonviolent Social Change, Morehouse College, the Andrew Young School of20 |
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| 30 | 30 | | Policy Studies at Georgia State University, and AmericasMart; and21 |
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| 31 | 31 | | WHEREAS, he has been recognized with numerous prestigious awards, including an Emmy22 |
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| 32 | 32 | | Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011 and the Dan Sweat Award in 2017, and his portrait has23 |
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| 33 | 33 | | been inducted into the permanent collection of the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery,24 |
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| 34 | 34 | | cementing his legacy in American history; and25 |
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| 35 | 35 | | WHEREAS, the devotion of his time, efforts, and energy to the service of others and his26 |
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| 36 | 36 | | many achievements are worthy of recognition during this special time.27 |
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| 37 | 37 | | NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body28 |
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| 38 | 38 | | recognize February 28, 2025, as Andrew J. Young Day at the state capitol in honor of his29 |
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| 39 | 39 | | extraordinary contributions to civil rights, diplomacy, public service, and economic30 |
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| 40 | 40 | | development.31 |
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| 41 | 41 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed32 |
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| 42 | 42 | | to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to Andrew J. Young.33 |
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| 43 | 43 | | S. R. 285 |
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