1. American Abroad Student of the Month - May 2015

   Precious King, American Abroad Student of the Month for May, radiates ambassadorial spirit and contributes to her community in Accra, Ghana through volunteering, learning the local languages, participating in sports at her school, and joining in local dance traditions.

2. American Abroad Student of the Month - November 2016

3. American Abroad Student of the Month - February 2017

   Ariadna started a debate team at her host school in Amman, Jordan and takes cooking classes with her host mother on the weekends.

4. March American Abroad Student of the Month

   Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Abroad participant, Rahil Siddiqi, is the U.S. Department of State’s March 2024 American Abroad Student of the Month. Rahil

5. NSLI-Y Summer Language Program

   

   Established in 2006, the National Security Languages Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) promotes the study of critically needed languages by sending American high school students overseas for intensive language study.

6. 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.

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   YES Abroad Alumna Receives Citizen Diplomacy Award for Dedication to Service, Cultural Exchange

   After her exchange, Sarah Bibbey cofounded an NGO in Kumasi, Ghana called Enliven Mama Africa, which empowers Ghanaian mothers through a diverse portfolio of strategies.

8. American Abroad Student of the Month - January 2016

   Melita quickly integrated into her host community by reaching out to her Chinese classmates and made great strides in her language learning progress, even giving interviews about her experience in Chinese to local media.

9. American Abroad Student of the Month – November 2014

   National Security Language Initiative for Youth participant Sam Christensen volunteers teaching English at the local primary school in Changzhou, China while improving his Mandarin language skills.

10. American Abroad Student of the Month - April 2017

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