Former President Clinton Will Visit Atlanta along with Andrew Young, to Participate in Foreign Policy Panel Discussion
at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies

March 7, 2001

Former President Bill Clinton will join Andrew Young in Atlanta on March 9 to lead a discussion of United States foreign policy. The visit by Mr. Clinton highlights a weekend of activities honoring Mr. Young, who turns 69 years old on March 12.

Hosted by the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University, the foreign policy symposium will be held at the Ebenezer Baptist Church Horizon Sanctuary in Atlanta at 1 p.m. The symposium is open only to students, faculty, staff and guests of the Andrew Young School. News media will be allowed only in exterior areas at Ebenezer Baptist Church. No media availability with the symposium participants will occur.

A gala celebration to benefit the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, hosted by Harry Belafonte and Maya Angelou, will be held later that evening. The following morning (March 10), a street re-naming ceremony will take place in downtown Atlanta to officially mark Andrew Young International Boulevard.

March 9, 2001: A Foreign Policy Symposium, with President Bill Clinton and Ambassador Andrew Young

• 1 p.m., Ebenezer Baptist Church Horizon Sanctuary, 407 Auburn Avenue
• No media… Invited guests of the Andrew Young School only.

March 9, 2001: A Gala Celebration Honoring Andrew Young

• Benefiting the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at GSU.
• Media Check-In: 6:30 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta, 205 Peachtree

March 10, 2001: Street Sign Unveiling Ceremony

• Open to the public… Naming of Andrew Young International Boulevard
• 11 a.m. at the corner of International and Marietta Street

For more info:

• Lee Echols at The Echols Group, 404-815-2081
• Donna Chase at Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, 404-651-4328