1. CBYX February German Participant of the Month

   The U.S. Department of State and German Bundestag are pleased to announce Tineke Kleinert as the February Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) German Participant of the Month! 

2. 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.

3. January 2024 CBYX German Participant of the Month

   We are pleased to announce Samiya Id-Lefqih as the January 2024 CBYX German Participant of the Month!  Samiya, a Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) High School program participant placed by AFS, is hosted by the Warren family in Bothell, Washington.   

4. October 2024 CBYX German Participant of the Month

   We are pleased to announce Elissa Ben Salem as the October 2024 Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) German Participant of the Month!  Elissa, a CBYX high school program participant placed by CIEE, is hosted by the Benski family in Meridian, Idaho.

5. November 2024 CBYX German Participant of the Month

   We are pleased to announce Magdalena (“Magda”) Jobst as the November 2024 Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) German Participant of the Month!

6. January 2025 CBYX U.S. Participant of the Month

   The German Bundestag and U.S. Department of State are pleased to announce Jose Cruz as the January 2025 Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) U.S. Participant of the Month! Jose, a CBYX High School program participant from Laredo, Texas and recruited by CIEE, is hosted by the Schmittner Family in Wiehl, North-Rhine Westphalia.

7. Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellows Summer Institute Alumnus Reflects on His Fellowship

   

   Daniel Voda, a 2010 BFTF Alumnus from Moldova, reflects on his experience at the Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellows Summer Institute.

8. American Abroad Student of the Month - March 2015

   Brendan Ryan, a National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) participant studying Chinese in Taiwan, has quickly become an active and enthusiastic member of his new community in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

9. American Abroad Student of the Month - April 2016

   Elizabeth has become deeply connected with her host family and community in Ghana and has a keen interest in making traditional Batik fabric and learning traditional sewing techniques.

10. CBYX Student of the Month – November 2017

    We are pleased to announce Tim Oswald, a YFU-placed, Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) student from Germany, hosted in California, as the November 2017 CBYX Participant of the Month.

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