Archive: YA
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Youth Ambassadors Caribbean Exchange 2024: Empowering Future Leaders Through Civic Engagement and Cultural Immersion
The 2024 Youth Ambassadors Caribbean Exchange program, in partnership with the U.S. Department of State, successfully brought together 29 dynamic participants, including 23 young individuals and six
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Youth Ambassadors in Costa Rica
The YA's pose in front of a church in downtown San Jose, Costa Rica.
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Our Youth Ambassadors working in a United Nations Simulation, March 2024
Participants from the Youth Ambassadors March-April Group in Utah. They are participating in a United Nations diplomacy simulation program.
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Youth Ambassadors 2023 Caribbean Exchange Program Kicks off with a Tour of DC
Today really allowed me to appreciate the human connection, both in the museum and at the White House. Overall, the program has really helped me come out of my shell and be open to new experiences a
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Youth Ambassadors Travel to Belize for the First Time!
Fourteen Youth Ambassadors from the United States traveled to Belize for a two-week cultural exchange program. This was the first time the Youth Ambassadors program at Georgetown University conducted
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Youth Ambassadors Returns to In-Person Exchanges
After two years of successful virtual exchanges, CIED conducted its first international inbound Youth Ambassadors program with 41 participants representing six different delegations: Bahamas, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and various islands in the Eastern Caribbean.
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Costa Rican Youth Ambassador Alumni Take Action During Pandemic
Youth Ambassador alumni Deily Alpizar, Melanie Morales, and Brian Paz carry out a COVID rapid response initiative in San Carlos, Costa Rica.
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Youth Ambassadors Goes Virtual!
When the COVID crisis hit and travel plans were cancelled, Twenty-four (24) U.S. youth and teachers took part in an innovative virtual exchange that focused on leadership development training and cross-cultural connections.
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Youth Ambassadors Visit the United States
CIED’s first program of 2019 was the Youth Ambassadors Spanish-language group. The 43 participants from Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala and Panama participated in a three-week leadership development exchange in the United States from January 22 to February 9.
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Youth Ambassadors Three-Week Exchange to the Dominican Republic
CIED conducted a three-week exchange in the Dominican Republic for 29 U.S. Youth Ambassadors (American citizens from 14 states and the District of Columbia). The themes of the program were youth leadership, social entrepreneurship, and environmental protection.
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