安德鲁·杨大使 Keynote Speaker for Tri-College 2021 Virtual 马丁·路德·金. 生日庆祝活动
'Andrew Young has earned worldwide recognition as a pioneer in, 和冠军, 公民权利和人权”.
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AUGUSTA TECHNICAL COLLEGE, AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY, AND PAINE COLLEGE
ANNOUNCE AMBASSADOR ANDREW YOUNG AS KEYNOTE SPEAKER FOR
2021虚拟马丁·路德·金. 生日庆祝活动
2020年12月14日，佐治亚州奥古斯塔 ——奥古斯塔技术公司, 奥古斯塔大学, and Paine College are proud to announce 安德鲁·杨大使 as the keynote speaker for the 2021 马丁·路德·金. 一年一度的三校校庆.
Andrew Young has earned worldwide recognition as a pioneer in 和冠军 civil and human rights. Ambassador Young’s lifelong dedication to service is illustrated by his extensive leadership experience of over sixty-five years, 担任国会议员, 美国黑人.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Mayor of Atlanta, and ordained minister, among other positions.
在60年代, Young was a key strategist and negotiator during civil rights campaigns that led to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Appointed as an Ambassador to the United Nations in 1977, Young negotiated an end to white-minority rule in Namibia and Zimbabwe and brought President Carter's emphasis on human rights to international diplomacy efforts.
Ambassador Young also serves on a number of boards, 包括, 但不限于, the Martin Luther King Center for Non-Violent Social Change, 莫尔豪斯学院, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State and Americas Mart. In 2003, he and his wife Carolyn McClain Young founded the Andrew J. Young Foundation to support and promote education, health, leadership and human rights in the U.S.非洲和加勒比地区. Young currently serves as the Chairman of the Andrew Young Foundation.
“买世界杯app推荐 is honored to host this year’s 马丁·路德·金. birthday celebration with 安德鲁·杨大使 as our keynote speaker. His work in civil rights alongside leaders such as Dr. 马丁·路德·金. and his humanitarian efforts around the world have left an indelible mark for us to follow”, said 买世界杯app推荐 president Dr. 杰梅因旋转. 但更重要的是, Ambassador Young’s life embodies civility and servant leadership; attributes we all seek to emulate.”
“We are grateful for the opportunity to join with our colleagues at 买世界杯app推荐 and Paine College to host Ambassador Young”, 奥古斯塔大学校长Dr. 布鲁克斯龙骨. 作为教育机构, we play a key role in facilitating these moments of community and rededication to a greater purpose of service. Ambassador Young’s lifelong commitment to creating a better future for so many is shared in 奥古斯塔大学’s mission and is an important extension of Dr. 国王的遗产.”
“Paine College is pleased to again join with 奥古斯塔’s other institutions of higher education to commemorate the legacy of Dr. 马丁·路德·金.潘恩学院院长Dr. 谢丽尔·埃文斯·琼斯. That legacy is a “call to action for each of us.” We are honored to have 安德鲁·杨大使 to serve as the keynote speaker for the occasion. 安德鲁·杨大使’s life’s work as a minister, 民权活动家, 外交官, 人道主义已经产生了全球性的影响. 进一步, it serves as a model for our mission of “preparing spiritually-centered men and women for positions of leadership and service.”
2021年马丁·路德·金纪念日. celebration will be held virtually on Friday, 1月15日, 2021, at 12:00pm via Facebook Live and YouTube Live.