A resolution commemorating the 90th birthday of former Mayor of Atlanta, ambassador, and congressional representative Andrew Jackson Young and recognizing the contributions of Andrew Jackson Young to civil and human rights and his work to uplift Georgia.

SRES 556 is a Senate resolution commemorating the 90th birthday of Andrew Jackson Young, honoring his decades of service to Georgia and the nation. The resolution recognizes his work as a civil rights leader (including collaboration with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.), his role as Atlanta’s mayor, his service as a U.S. Congressman (Georgia’s first Black representative since Reconstruction), and his tenure as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. It formally expresses the Senate’s thanks for his contributions to civil rights, economic development in Atlanta, and his leadership in securing the 1996 Olympics for Georgia. The resolution focuses on acknowledging his legacy, not enacting policy changes.