Alexander York

"When I was a boy, I often looked at the stars and dreamed of what might be - of what could be. When I was a young man, I did learn that God's universe was a thousand times the size I thought it was. And it scared me. I admit it; it terrified me. But, at the same time, it gave me hope. Hope that maybe, if we ever made contact with if anyone else out there - if anyone existed out there - we could extend the hand of friendship make a better tomorrow. If there is one ideal that I have always held most dear, it is that all men, all races can be united; the potential to make our universe better than it ever could be. And that is what it is to be human. To make yourself - and your world - more than you are. And today, I finally see how far we have come. We have realized that vision. And I thank all of you for helping that vision to come true."

- Dr. York's inaugural address as the Chancellor of the Interstellar Union, in 2579.

Dr. Sir Alexander Sebastian York, Ph.D, Sc.D, CBE, FRS is an English scientist, doctor, politician, diplomat, orator, and educator, widely regarded as one of the most intelligent men of his time. He is a long-standing associate (and occasional employee) of the United Nations Space Command, and was instrumental in the formation of the Interstellar Union, of which he was the first, and current, Chancellor.

A noted polymath, Dr. York's most prolific fields of study are various sciences, politics, and medicine. He has served multiple positions within the UNSC and the Unified Earth Government, and is considered an unsung, though underrated, hero in the Great War, which he was involved in, in varying degrees, from it's beginning to it's end.

Aside from his positions within the UEG and the UNSC, York has also been a professor at the University of Edinburgh for much of the Great War, and was good friends and long-time comrades with Wiliam Iqbal. Before he taught there, he was a student there as well.