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Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Offers an Academic Year Abroad in Germany U.S. Department of State and German Bundestag scholarship program for high school students to study abroad in Germany. Washington, D.C. – Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) has launched its nationwide application for high school students and recent graduates to study abroad in Germany for the 2023-24

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,

We are happy to announce Noura Hassan, a Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) Young Professional participant, as the May 2022 CBYX German Participant of the Month. After attending a semester of college at the University of West Alabama (UWA) in Livingston (Alabama), Noura is now interning at the University with both the theatrical costume department and

The German Bundestag and U.S. Department of State are pleased to announce Leah Byrne as the May 2022 Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) U.S. Participant of the Month! Leah, a CBYX vocational participant from Colorado, is hosted by the Brunk family in Berlin. COVID restrictions kept Leah from really exploring her career possibilities during her last

The German Bundestag and U.S. Department of State are pleased to announce Nolan Hamilton-Kraft as the April Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) U.S. Participant of the Month! Nolan, a CBYX high school program participant from Saginaw, Michigan, and recruited by Youth for Understanding, is hosted by the Sarholz family in Bottrop, North Rhine-Westphalia. Nolan is currently

The U.S. Department of State and German Bundestag are pleased to announce Sara Reich as the April Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) German Participant of the Month! Sara, a CBYX high school program participant, is placed by CIEE at Hartselle High School and hosted by the Vega family in Hartselle, Alabama. Sara has had a long-standing

The U.S. Department of State and German Bundestag are pleased to announce Leni Beulen as the March Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) German Participant of the Month! Leni, a CBYX High School participant, is placed by YFU at New Prague High School and hosted by the Burns family in Lonsdale, Minnesota. Having jumped right into high

The German Bundestag and U.S. Department of State are pleased to announce Emily Doi as the March Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) U.S. Participant of the Month! Emily, a CBYX high school program participant from Valencia, California and recruited by ASSE, is hosted by the Kowalenko-Feldmann family in Schwabach, Bavaria. As soon as Emily arrived in

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! Tineke, a CBYX High School participant, was placed by AFS at Whitney M. Young Magnet High SChool and hosted by the Palkoner family in Chicago, Illinois. Tineke and her