Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange
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Eligibility criteria
In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must be a current or prospective student pursuing a high school diploma and you must travel or be interested in traveling outside the 50 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia.
Description
Established in 1983 to honor 300 years of German settlements in America. Goals are to foster interaction between young people from the U.S. and Germany and to promote mutual understanding as well as closer ties between the two countries.
Managing organization
U.S. Department of State http://www.state.gov/
Program contact information & web resources
The high school component is administered by three nonprofit organizations.
The Vocational component is administered by:
Nacel/Open Door
3410 Federal Drive
Suite 101
St. Paul, MN 55122
Telephone: 651-686-0080
The Young Academic component is administered by:
Youth Programs Division (ECA/PE/C/PY):
Office of Citizen Exchanges
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
301 4th Street SW
Washington DC 20547
Contact: Shalita Jones
Telephone: 202-619-6299
Fax: 202-619-5311
The Young Professionals component is administered by:
CDS International
330 Seventh Ave.
New York, NY 10001
Telephone: 212-497-3509
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