1. December 2024 CBYX U.S. Participant of the Month

   The German Bundestag and U.S. Department of State are pleased to announce Alexander Crim as the December 2024 Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) U.S. Participant of the Month!

2. January 2025 CBYX German Participant of the Month

   We are pleased to announce Julian Schmid as the January 2025 Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) German Participant of the Month! Julian, a CBYX Young Professionals program participant from Schongau, Bavaria and placed by Cultural Vistas, is hosted by the Ramsey Family in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

3. Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange

   The Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) program provides year-long academic, homestay, and community service opportunities for American and German high school students, vocational school graduates, and young professionals.

4. U.S.- China People-to-People Exchange

   

   Watch Chinese and American students talk about their exchange and language-learning experiences.

5. Youth Programs Highlights

   

   The U.S. Department of State youth exchange programs empower young people and establish long-lasting ties between the United States and other countries through student exchange programs and institutional partnerships.

6. A New Generation of FLEX Arrives in the United States

   My mother was telling me stories about her exchange year since I was 11 years old. She encouraged me to come to the United States.

7. Creating Change for the Disabled

   Yerasyl Toleugazimov, a citizen of Kazakhstan, spent his junior year of high school in Lacey and summarized his experience saying, "I learned new things that changed me."

8. Cashews and the Lessons of the African Women’s Entrepreneurship Program

   Minata Kone, a Burkinabé alumna of the 2012 African Women’s Entrepreneurship Program (AWEP), is living proof for the women and girls of Burkina Faso and all of Sub-Saharan Africa, that they can be successful international business women.

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   First Sports Envoys with Disabilities Travel to China to Advance Disability Rights and Inclusion

   

   Addressing the rights and inclusion of persons with disabilities in China has emerged as a significant foreign policy issue in the twenty-first century.

10. YES Student “Another Son” to Indiana Host Family

    "He called me ‘Mom,’ and now when we talk on the phone every Sunday he calls me ‘Mom 2’."

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