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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. Darren is keeping busy by participating as a member of the Youth Parliament in his host

We are pleased to announce Laura Bitondi as the January 2023 CBYX German Participant of the Month! Laura, a Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) High School participant placed by YFU, is hosted by Julia Josling in Jackson, Michigan. Seeing her exchange year as an opportunity to grow, Laura is embarking on a variety of challenging classes

We are pleased to announce Arthur Wellenstein as the December 2022 CBYX U.S. Participant of the Month! Arthur, a Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) Vocational program participant recruited by Nacel Open Door, is hosted by the Puke family in Grenzach-Wyhlen, Baden Wuerttemberg. Arthur felt right at home with his host family from the start and is

We are pleased to announce Tabea Mailander as the December 2022 CBYX German Participant of the Month! Tabea, a Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) Young Professional participant placed by Cultural Vistas, is hosted by the Selman family in Scottsdale, Arizona. Tabea is engaging with several organizations and events in her host community. She helps out in

The German Bundestag and U.S. Department of State are pleased to announce Anna Huang as the November Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) U.S. Participant of the Month! Anna, a CBYX high school program participant from Knoxville, TN and recruited by YFU USA, is hosted by the Restorff family in Hamburg. Anna’s host family surprised her by

We are pleased to announce Mara Treder as the November 2022 CBYX German Participant of the Month! Mara, a Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) high school participant placed by ASSE, is hosted by the Sparks family in Centerville, Ohio. Mara is diving into her U.S. experience head first during these first few months. Reaching out to

The German Bundestag and U.S. Department of State are pleased to announce Maddison Schwenter as the October Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) U.S. Participant of the Month! Maddison, a CBYX high school program participant from Lake Jackson, Texas, and recruited by CIEE, is hosted by the Bettina family in Frei-Laubersheim, Rhineland-Palatinate. Prior to her exchange year,

We are pleased to announce Sahra Aytar as the October 2022 CBYX German Participant of the Month! Sahra, a Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) high school participant placed by AFS, is hosted by the Janssen family in Washington, D.C. In only her first month in the United States, Sahra is already making the most of her

The 2021-2022 CBYX cohort had the pleasure of meeting Secretary of State, Antony J. Blinken, during their Welcome Home Event in Washington, D.C. on June 21, 2022. Watch or read through Secretary Blinken’s speech to the CBYX participants below.  Secretary Blinken: Thank you. Good morning, everyone. Wonderful to see this room full – full, full,