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Youth Programs Division

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The Youth Programs Division is committed to empowering the next generation and establishing long-lasting ties between the United States and other countries through exchange programs and institutional partnerships. Programs focus primarily on secondary schools and promote mutual understanding, leadership development, educational transformation and democratic ideals.

Programs

  • American Serbia & Montenegro Youth Leadership Exchange (A-SMYLE)
  • Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellows: Summer Institutes for Youth
  • Congress – Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX)
  • Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX)
  • German American Partnership Program (GAPP)
  • Global Connections and Exchange (GCE)
  • Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Abroad Program
  • Global Connections and Exchange (GCE)
  • Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Abroad Program
  • Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Program
  • National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y)
  • Youth Leadership Programs
    • Youth Ambassadors Program
    • Benjamin Franklin Summer Institutes
    • Youth Leadership Programs
    • American Youth Leadership Program

Latest News and Highlights

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Why We Host International High School Exchange Students
Host families share why they chose to open up their homes to an exchange student.
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Youth Programs Highlights Video
Follow the latest stories of Youth Programs participants from around the world!
Participant Stories
Asma, from Tunisia
The YES Program
NSLI-Y students riding in a rickshaw
Video: NSLI-Y 2010 Palos Verdes China Project
Catherine riding a camel
Video: Language Lessons
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National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) - Russia
Photo of NSLI-Y students visiting the “Bird’s Nest” Olympic stadium in Beijing, China
National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) in China
Photo of YES Abroad applicants sharing information with each other
Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Abroad

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