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   January 2023 CBYX U.S. Participant of the Month

   We are pleased to announce Darren Paredes as the January 2023 CBYX U.S. Participant of the Month!  Darren, a Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) High School participant recruited by CIEE, is hosted by the Eumann family in Hilden, North Rhine-Westphalia.

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   Participant Perspective: Global Entrepreneurship Summit

   James Morrissey, a 2011 alumnus of the Critical Language Scholarship Program (CLS), shares some insights with us about entrepreneurship and attending the Summit.

3. June 2023 CBYX U.S. Participant of the Month

   We are pleased to announce Audrey Kellar as the June 2023 CBYX U.S. Participant of the Month!  Audrey, a Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) Young Professionals participant recruited by Cultural Vistas, is from Proctor, Minnesota.

4. October 2023 CBYX U.S. Participant of the Month

   The German Bundestag and U.S. Department of State are pleased to announce Elisabet Saveraid as the October Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) U.S. Participant of the Month! Elisabet, a CBYX Vocational program participant from Saint Paul, Minnesota and recruited by Nacel Open Door, is hosted by the Witziok family in Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia.

5. November 2023 CBYX German Participant of the Month

   We are pleased to announce Lena Rehder as the November 2023 CBYX German Participant of the Month! Lena, a Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) high school participant placed by AFS, is hosted by the Woodward family in Ringoes, New Jersey.

6. FLEX January Student of the Month

   We are pleased to announce Aktan Satybaldiev from Kyrgyzstan as the January FLEX Student of the Month!

7. Reflections on the Impact of the International Visitor Leadership Program - Diane Elton

   

   Diane Elton speaks about the importance of an International Visitor Leadership group's poignant meeting with Native Americans in Southern California.

8. Joannie of Benin Becomes a Leader

   When the U.S. Embassy in Cotonou nominated Joannie Bewa to attend the International Visitor Leadership Program’s (IVLP) “Young African Leaders” with 19 of her colleagues from across Africa, she jumped at the chance to gain a better perspective of U.S. culture and policy.

9. Turkmenistan Participant Connects with Disabilities Organizations

   In his home country of Turkmenistan, Ibragim Nurjanov has been a tireless advocate for the well-being of people with disabilities, both as a sports trainer and as a participant in the Democracy Commission. As such, he was a natural candidate for an International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) on the topic of “Promoting Disability Rights.”

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    IVLP Alumna Becomes Milan's First Muslim Councilwoman

    Years of advocacy for integration and women's rights establishes Sumaya Abdel Qader as a dynamic and diverse leader.

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